Microsoft Releases 'Caller-ID For Email' Specs

gfilion writes "Microsoft has released a draft specification for Caller-ID for email, 'to address the widespread problem of domain spoofing' - the concept is similar to SPF, but is using XML. There's already an Caller-ID to SPF converter in the works. A few weeks ago, Microsoft discussed compatibility between the projects with Meng Weng Wong (SPF's project leader), but most SPF users are against using XML, so nothing has come of it thus far." We recently covered a brief article mentioning Microsoft's anti-spam work, though this is a clearer indication of their intentions. Update: 02/26 21:36 GMT by T : NewsForge is carrying a brief article with FSF counsel Eben Moglen's take on the draft; Moglen says it is "encumbered with unclear and unnecessary patent license claims."

Comments

Not manupilating raw text?

[Viol8]

Yes he is you idiot. The whole point of XML is that it the raw data file can be read by a human!!!

Re:Not manupilating raw text?

[Viol8]

Not always actually. Small files can be hand created and its good to be able to view the files in case of errors. Perhaps you should work on
some real projects instead of XML 101 at your college.

Microsoft and Sendmail?

[Pan T. Hose]

If Microsoft and Sendmail are working together on Spam Solution, then I guess we can all rest assured that whatever they build, it won't have any buffer overflow problems. I, for one, am looking forward to use 1.0.0 version on my production systems.