From 819fae5a232cb622e9c514ba83babdd7595cca7b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dennis Baaten Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2019 19:52:26 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update DMARC-how-to.md --- DMARC-how-to.md | 9 +++++++-- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/DMARC-how-to.md b/DMARC-how-to.md index 35f3e42..0f62359 100644 --- a/DMARC-how-to.md +++ b/DMARC-how-to.md @@ -4,7 +4,12 @@ This how-to is created by the Dutch Internet Standards Platform (the organization behind [internet.nl](https://internet.nl)) and is meant to provide practical information and guidance on implementing DMARC. # What is DMARC? -DMARC is short for **D**omain based **M**essage **A**uthentication, **R**eporting and **C**onformance and is described in... - +DMARC is short for **D**omain based **M**essage **A**uthentication, **R**eporting and **C**onformance and is described in [RFC 7489](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7489). With DMARC the owner of a domain can, by means of a DNS record, publish a policy that states how to handle e-mail which is not properly authenticated using SPF and/or DKIM. At the same time it provides the means for receiving reports which allows a domain's administrator to detect whether their domainname is used for phishing or spam. + # Why use DMARC? to-do. + +# Tips, tricks and notices for implementation +* Interoperabily issues: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7960 +* DMARC does not require both DKIM or SPF. +*