---
name: "spfquery.pyspf"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "spf-tools-python"
version: "2.0.14-5"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/spfquery.pyspf"
---

# spfquery.pyspf(1)

pure-Python spfquery script

## NAME

spfquery.pyspf - pure-Python spfquery script

## VERSION

2\.0.9

## DESCRIPTION

The spfquery script is a Python reimplementination of Wayne Schlitt's spfquery  command line tool.

## USAGE

The spfquery script is called with a number of possible options.  Options can either use standard '-' prefix or be PERL style long options, '--'.  Supported options are:

 "--file" or "-file" {filename}: Read the query (or queries) from the designated \
     file.  If {filename} is '0', then query inputs are read from STDIN.

 "--ip" or "-ip" {address}: Client IP address to use for SPF check.

 "--sender" or "-sender" {Mail From address}: Envelope sender from which mail was\
     received.

 "--helo" or "-helo" {client hostname}: HELO/EHLO name used by SMTP client.

 "--local" or "-local" {local policy SPF string}: Additional SPF mechanisms to be\
     checked on the basis of local policy.  Note that local policy matches are \
     not strictly SPF results.  Local policy processing is not defined in RFC \
     4408\.  Result may vary among SPF implementations.

 "--rcpt-to" or "rcpt-to" {rcpt-to address - if available}: Receipt to address is\
     not used for actual SPF processing, but if available it can be useful for \
     logging, spf-received header construction, and providing useful rejection\
     messages when messages are rejected due to SPF.

 "--default-explanation" or "-default-explanation" {explanation string}: Default\
     Fail explanation string to be used.

 "--sanitize" or "-sanitize" and "--debug" or "-debug": These options are no-op\
     in the Python implementation, but are valid inputs to provide compatibliity\
     with input files developed to work with the original PERL and C spfquery\
     implementations.

## EXAMPLE

 spfquery --sender scott@example.com --ip 192.0.2.0 \[other options ...\]

## SEE ALSO

RFC 7208, \<http://www.openspf.org\>

## AUTHORS

This version of **spfquery** was written by Stuart Gathman \<stuart@bmsi.com\>.

This man-page was created by Scott Kitterman \<scott@kitterman.com\>.