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Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2008 08:40:49 -0500
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On Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 01:50:02PM +0100, Alessandro Vesely wrote:
> mathew wrote:
>> Mailing lists might need to implement S/MIME to avoid such a problem.
>
> Received-SPF: pass (Address passes the Sender Policy Framework)

Neither S/MIME nor SPF (nor DKIM nor other similar)  will do the slightest
thing to avoid this particular problem, since any spam emitted from
a fully-compromised system will pass these checks just as readily as
any non-spam.

---Rsk
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