# SPF record for lists.rubyonrails.org / rubyonrails.com etc **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [November 23, 2005, 5:23am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/spf-record-for-lists-rubyonrails-org-rubyonrails-com-etc/48673 "2005-11-23T05:23:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![enigma](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/8c91f0/32.png) [@enigma](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/enigma)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 5:23am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/spf-record-for-lists-rubyonrails-org-rubyonrails-com-etc/48673/1 "2005-11-23T05:23:13Z")
hey all, would be good to have an SPF record for [rubyonrails.com](http://rubyonrails.com) so my spam filter doesn’t (occasionally) misinterpret list messages as spam… also, SPF records are a good thing, see: [http://www.openspf.org/wizard.html](http://www.openspf.org/wizard.html) best, \_alex – alex black, founder the turing studio, inc. 510.666.0074 removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid [http://www.turingstudio.com](http://www.turingstudio.com) 2600 10th street, suite 635 berkeley, ca 94710 ---
**Author:** ![enigma](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/8c91f0/32.png) [@enigma](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/enigma)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2005, 8:33am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/spf-record-for-lists-rubyonrails-org-rubyonrails-com-etc/48673/2 "2005-11-24T08:33:54Z")
On 24/11/2005, at 12:51 PM, Ray B. wrote: > list, would have to have an SPF record that noted that > (By the way, if you are checking on what I am saying, look at > someone else’s mail, not this one. I am reading this as a newsgroup > through gmane.) > > I agree that SPF records are a good thing, but this issue of > forwarding is a thorny one which has not been solved. Mailman changes the envelope sender to rails- removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid. I’ve set my SPF checking software (Courier MTA) to allow though emails where the From: header doesn’t match SPF records but the envelope sender does. It’s the best we can do for now, short of adding an exception for every list we join… ---
**Author:** ![enigma](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/8c91f0/32.png) [@enigma](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/enigma)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2005, 12:59am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/spf-record-for-lists-rubyonrails-org-rubyonrails-com-etc/48673/3 "2005-11-24T00:59:05Z")
alex black wrote: > would be good to have an SPF record for [rubyonrails.com](http://rubyonrails.com) so my spam > filter doesn’t (occasionally) misinterpret list messages as spam… > > also, SPF records are a good thing, > > see: [http://www.openspf.org/wizard.html](http://www.openspf.org/wizard.html) That wouldn’t work. Mailman, the list server software for this list, forwards the mail that you send to everyone on the list, so you are the sender. You, and everyone else who contributes to this list, would have to have an SPF record that noted that [rubyonrails.com](http://rubyonrails.com) was allowed to forward mail for them. This means that if you use gmail, you need to convince Google to add this record. Actually, the reason that some messages are being marked as spam is probably _because_ the sender has an SPF record that doesn’t include [rubyonrails.com](http://rubyonrails.com) as a source. [Rubyonrails.com](http://Rubyonrails.com) would have to switch to software that resent the mail from some user at [rubyonrails.com](http://rubyonrails.com). (By the way, if you are checking on what I am saying, look at someone else’s mail, not this one. I am reading this as a newsgroup through gmane.) I agree that SPF records are a good thing, but this issue of forwarding is a thorny one which has not been solved. Ray – removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid [http://www.warmroom.com/](http://www.warmroom.com/)