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Yahoo! Develops Anti-Spam Architecture

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the webs-of-trust dept.

prostoalex writes "Yahoo!, the owner of one of the largest e-mail systems in the world, is said to be developing a cryptographic product that will be offered freely to mail servers. 'Domain Keys,' according to the Reuters article, would require the message sender to authenticate in order for message to come across a trusted e-mail network. The idea has been around for ages, however, it required someone from the big league like Yahoo! to step in." While Yahoo! isn't the first name that comes to mind when I think of trusted email, it's still a step in the right direction.

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  1. Trusted email? by Kurt+Wall · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Trusted email" and "Yahoo!" should not be mentioned in the same sentence, except perhaps to say that these two things should not be mentioned in the same sentence.

  2. So now... by Snaller · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...you'll only be spammed by Yahoo??

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  3. You just can't win with the /. crowd by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    If someone announced a cure for all cancers, this crowd would immediately dismiss it because it could possible be bought by Microsoft. You pimply-faced pessimists remind my of Eor from Winnie the Pooh.

    1. Re:You just can't win with the /. crowd by jpetts · · Score: 4, Funny

      You pimply-faced pessimists remind my of Eor from Winnie the Pooh.

      No, Xor is the operation most often used in cryptographic functions...

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  4. Re:So where's the info? by Ilgaz · · Score: 2, Funny

    Because hotmail coders will steal it? ;)

  5. Re:I've looked into Yahoo's plan by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    They would probably count that as a win.