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The ''SPF project agenda'' currently consists of the following items in order of priority:

The ''SPF project agenda'' currently consists of the following items in order of priority:

# <strike>Get SPFv1 published as an RFC</strike> ✔
# Review and move content from the [[http://www.openspf.org|old website]] to the [[http://new.openspf.org|new website]] and try to make the new one sufficiently complete that the old one can be archived
# Coordinate and drive the creation of an implementation-independent [[Test Suite|test suite]]
# Determine if one of library implementations can be blessed as reference implementation immediately

# Create/update list of library implementations and their compliance with the test suite
# Start a grassroots "Spread SPF!" campaign to get in touch with domain owners and ESPs/ISPs.

=== Continuing Tasks

* Keep the [[News|news]] and [[FAQ]] up to date

# Get SPF into more MTA distros (in core or as plugins)

* Get SPF into more MTA distros (in core or as plugins), and update the report on MTA support

# Get SPF into more OS distros

* Get SPF into more OS distros, and update the report on OS support

# Start a grassroots "Spread SPF!" campaign to get in touch with domain owners and ESPs/ISPs.

=== Continuing tasks

* Update the list of library implementations and their states
* Update the report on MTA support
* Update the report on OS support


=== Loose collection of outstanding tasks


=== Loose collection of outstanding tasks

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** Write the missing <strike>[[Introduction]] ✔ and</strike> [[Vision]] page<strike>s</strike>
** <strike>Overhaul the [[Project Overview]] and [[Menubar]] pages</strike> ✔

** Write the missing [[Vision]] page
** Set up the [[http://wiki.openspf.org|Wiki]]
** Maybe overhaul the [[
Project Overview]] page

** <strike>Update the [[News|news]]</strike> ✔
** Review and revise the [[FAQ]]
** <s>Write a "common mistakes" section of the [[FAQ]], or writing a separate common-mistakes FAQ</s>


* Public relations:
** Address SPF misconceptions / urban legends.

** Write directed responses to FUD articles such as [[http://homepages.tesco.net/~J.deBoynePollard/FGA/smtp-spf-is-harmful.html|Jonathan de Boyne Pollard's one]]

** Write directed responses to FUD articles such as [[http://homepages.tesco.net/~J.deBoynePollard/FGA/smtp-spf-is-harmful.html|Jonathan de Boyne Pollard's one]]

** Pick a date to do the move of <tt>http://new.openspf.org</tt> to <tt>http://www.openspf.org</tt>

* SPF implementations:
** Maintain lists of implementations.
** Bless one of them as an official reference implementation.


* MTA support:


* MTA support:

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* Gather data to satisfy the goals of the IETF experiment
* Working on or brainstorming on the design of a newer version of SPF
* Standard format for "Debugging" response to SPF softfail result.

* Gather data to satisfy the goals of the IETF experiment.
* Study DNS security issues related to the use of SPF and make recommendations for a future specification update / erratum / best practices
*
Working on or brainstorming on the design of a newer version of SPF.
* Improve the record building and validation toolset to reduce the error rate in published SPF records.
*
Standard format for "Debugging" response to SPF softfail result.


=== Completed Past Agenda Items

* Get SPFv1 published as an RFC
* Review and move content from the [[http://old.openspf.org|old website]] to the [[http://www.openspf.org|new website]] and try to make the new one sufficiently complete that the old one can be archived
* Coordinate and drive the creation of an implementation-independent [[Test Suite|test suite]]


Official Project Agenda

The SPF project agenda currently consists of the following items in order of priority:

  1. Create/update list of library implementations and their compliance with the test suite
  2. Start a grassroots "Spread SPF!" campaign to get in touch with domain owners and ESPs/ISPs.

Continuing Tasks

  • Keep the news and FAQ up to date
  • Get SPF into more MTA distros (in core or as plugins), and update the report on MTA support
  • Get SPF into more OS distros, and update the report on OS support

Loose collection of outstanding tasks

If you have write access to this page, feel free to add to or edit items on the following list.

Tasks related to existing Project Agenda items

  • Website updates:
  • Public relations:
  • MTA support:
    • Maintain lists of MTA plugins and direct MTA functionality. There are lots of sendmail milters, but postfix and qmail support is scarce.
    • Push for plugins or nonpluging inclusion of SPF functinality, in situations where neither exist.

Other Tasks

  • Gather data to satisfy the goals of the IETF experiment.
  • Study DNS security issues related to the use of SPF and make recommendations for a future specification update / erratum / best practices
  • Working on or brainstorming on the design of a newer version of SPF.
  • Improve the record building and validation toolset to reduce the error rate in published SPF records.
  • Standard format for "Debugging" response to SPF softfail result.

Completed Past Agenda Items

  • Get SPFv1 published as an RFC
  • Review and move content from the old website to the new website and try to make the new one sufficiently complete that the old one can be archived
  • Coordinate and drive the creation of an implementation-independent test suite

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