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IETF to Look at Spam

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the could-this-be-the-end-of-smtp dept.

m00nun1t writes "CNET has an article about the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) looking at what they can do about spam. According to the article, many of the proposals seems to "require changes in basic e-mail technology", which presumably means SMTP (and about time!). Maybe they are looking beyond just SMTP - anyone have any insights here?"

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  1. IETF to look at spam? by onthefenceman · · Score: 3, Funny

    Maybe their address got used as a reply-to in the latest "$1000 per week from home" letter...

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  2. First Dupe! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    First Dupe!

  3. TMSP by dolo666 · · Score: 2, Funny
    How one Microsoft employee gets promoted to VP of E-services Technology:
    "I propose we go with TMSP protocols instead of SMTP, because it will allow us to move goal posts, get on the same page, keep ahead of the game, reach out and manage expectations. Also, e-services facilitate gap analysis that is goal directed to overcome security contingencies in a consumer driven brand-limited distrobution channel. TMSP is also client-centric."
  4. Missed opportunity by gmuslera · · Score: 4, Funny

    If any mail infrastructure reorganization were done before the finding this mount of this sendmail hole , that would have been be a good way to have a mostly forced deploy of compliant mail servers around the world.

  5. Re:192.168.0.0/24 routing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Am I am asking too much?
    Yes.