Policy tags and scope
03The policy record expresses domain-owner preferences and alignment mode.
Related RFCs and changes
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DIAGRAM§ 4.7 ↗
RFC 9989 · § 4.7EXAMPLE
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Apply the relevant scope
Select policy for the actual author-domain context.
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The record uses registered tag-value syntax; unknown tags must be ignored.
- The record uses registered tag-value syntax; unknown tags must be ignored.
- p= expresses policy; adkim and aspf choose strict or relaxed alignment.
- Subdomain and non-existent-domain handling have their own tags and scope rules.
Examples are illustrative. Read the exact policy, reporting, and privacy rules in the linked current specification.
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