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Domain owners can monitor streams, fix authentication, and then decide on stricter policy.

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RFC 9989 · § 5.1EXAMPLE
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Deployment and feedbackDomain owners can monitor streams, fix authentication, and then decide on stricter policy.Deployment and feedbackmonitorfixreviewenforceChange policy using observed evidence
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Review policy deliberately

Choose stricter handling with evidence about legitimate traffic.

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KEY POINT

Configure aligned SPF and/or DKIM for legitimate streams.

  • Configure aligned SPF and/or DKIM for legitimate streams.
  • Aggregate feedback is specified separately in RFC 9990.
  • Failure feedback has separate privacy constraints in RFC 9991.
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Examples are illustrative. Read the exact policy, reporting, and privacy rules in the linked current specification.

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  1. Aligned authentication
  2. DNS tree walk
  3. Policy tags and scope
  4. Receiver handling
  5. Deployment and feedback
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