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# Tips and tricks for implementation
* The sender address shown to the user ("5322.From header") is not used when authenticating. SPF uses the invisible "5321.From header". Combining SPF with DMARC removes this disadvantage.
* E-mail forwarding is not supported, since the e-mail is often forwarded by another e-mail server.
* SPF does not work between domains that use the same e-mail server.
# DNS records (outbound e-mail traffic)
SPF for outbound e-mail traffic is limited to publishing an SPF policy as a TXT-record in a domain name's DNS zone. This enables other parties to use SPF for validating the authenticity of e-mail servers sending e-mail on behalf of your domain name.