diff --git a/src/App/Text/Explanations.purs b/src/App/Text/Explanations.purs index 4fa53e2..c988e58 100644 --- a/src/App/Text/Explanations.purs +++ b/src/App/Text/Explanations.purs @@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ basics = HH.div_ You will have to configure your mail server to sign the emails you send. This involves creating a pair of keys (public and private). Your mail server will sign the mails with the private key, - and other mail servers will verify the signature with the public key. + and recipient mail servers will verify the signature with the public key. So, you need to publish the public key in a DKIM record. """ ] @@ -430,17 +430,33 @@ spf_introduction = ] spf_default_behavior :: forall w i. Array (HH.HTML w i) -spf_default_behavior = [Bulma.p """ - What should someone do when receiving a mail with your email address but not from a listed domain or IP address? - """ - , HH.text """ - By default, let's opt for dropping the mail (a - """ - , HH.u_ [HH.text "hard fail"] - , HH.text """). - The only way for DKIM to be really meaningful is to block any mail not coming from the intended email servers. - Otherwise, it's just a statu quo, and the spamming will continue. - """] +spf_default_behavior = [ + Bulma.p """ + What should someone do when receiving a mail from your email address but not from a listed domain or IP address? + """ + , HH.p_ [ HH.text """ + By default, the mail is dropped (a + """ + , HH.u_ [HH.text "hard fail"] + , HH.text """). + This is the most direct behavior: dropping any mail not coming from the intended email servers. + """ + ] + , HH.p_ [ HH.text """ + Another option would be a + """ + , HH.u_ [HH.text "soft fail"] + , HH.text """, which would advise recipient mail servers to tag the mails as spam. + In this case, a misconfigured email server wouldn't prevent mails to be received. + Use this option in case you are not confident enough in your setup. + """ + ] + , HH.p_ [ HH.text """ + Other options ("pass" and "neutral") are frankly borderline useless. + Do not use them unless you know exactly why. + """ + ] + ] srv_introduction :: forall w i. Array (HH.HTML w i) srv_introduction =