Sender Policy Framework

Established in late November 2004, the SPF Council consists of five democratically elected members of the project community. The council leads the project in its efforts to make SPF a widely accepted standard on the Internet and coordinates the project's public relations work.

The first elected council has set up the basic rules by which the council body itself operates:

• The council's election period is one year.
• All council members do have identical rights.
• The council can make decisions (resolutions) by majority vote.
• It holds (more or less) regular meetings on IRC.
• It has three special positions: the Chair, the Executive Director, and the Secretary.

The council communicates with itself and with the public using various dedicated resources.

Latest News on the Council

The 2006 council elections (2006-01-02)

In 2006, the SPF Project goes on to elect its second council. Again, five council members will lead the project over the next twelve months to solidify the SPF standard and continue the battle against e-mail sender forgery according to the visions of the project's community. More...

SPF Council elected and organized (2004-12-22)

The SPF Project announces the election results for its first elected council. This election is one of several steps the SPF community is taking to create a more organized, cohesive approach to fighting electronic mail abuse. More...