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SPF To Be Integrated With MS 'Caller ID' System

Posted by timothy on from the in-quotes dept.

An anonymous reader submits "CNET's news.com is reporting 'An ongoing effort to consolidate antispam authentication schemes took a big step forward with the merging of Sender Policy Framework (SPF) and Microsoft's Caller ID for E-mail.' This is potentially good news." For more background, here are three previous mentions of Microsoft's proposed Caller ID-style system.

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  1. The only good anti-spam solution by FictionPimp · · Score: 4, Funny

    Stop using email. Require all communication to come on 11X17 inch plastic sheets sent via fedex. Thats what I do.

    1. Re:The only good anti-spam solution by Da+Fokka · · Score: 4, Funny

      Hail, brother!

      We don't use cars at my business. They're too cumbersome. I still prefer the good ol' horse-and-carriage. They can make a mess but doing so in front of the offices of the guys who keep sending us directmail solves that problem as well.

      But what is this 'fax' you are talking about?!

    2. Re:The only good anti-spam solution by BlackHawk-666 · · Score: 3, Funny

      I've also simplified my communications system by using two tins and a piece of string. If vendors want to call they have to buy their own tin and some string and tie it into the string-ter-net. They need to replace the string whenever local cats play with it or after six months, because it rots quickly but I sure as hell don't get spam anymore :-) Time to move in with the Amish communities.

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  2. In the year 2000.... by ArmenTanzarian · · Score: 2, Funny

    You will be truly disturbed to find out that your Grandmother is apparently the one who's been pushing for you to use Cialis.

  3. SPF 30 by FireBug · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why on earth are they integrating SPF into technology? I mean, it's not like Slashdotians ever go out into the sun or anything...

    Laugh! It was a joke!

  4. Stupid /., ruining my joke by numbski · · Score: 3, Funny


    [erwin: ~] root# *67 && mail -s "enlarge your elbows" mpost4@mikeoconnor.net << cat enlarge.txt ;)

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    Karma: Chameleon (mostly due to the fact that you come and go).

  5. Re:LOL, this is soooo easy to bypass! by mpost4 · · Score: 1, Funny

    that mail would never get to me, since all email going to mikeoconnor.net is not accepted there are no address tehre, so spam mpost4@mikeoconnor.net all you want.

  6. Caller ID by supe · · Score: 2, Funny

    WTF, I thought I owned the patent on that?

  7. I knew it... by Daneurysm · · Score: 2, Funny

    Knowing microsoft, they're gunna toss this thing in there as an afterthought...much like real caller-id.

    In fact, how surprised would you be if it was just a 1200-baud half duplex signal leading every email?

  8. SPF To Be Integrated With MS 'Caller ID' System? by fox8118 · · Score: 2, Funny

    SPF To Be Integrated With MS 'Caller ID' System


    For some reason when I first read the title I thought they were integrating sun block with the email tracking system. I must be tired or just stupid this morning.
  9. Re:Good they've merged. Why XML ? by Feyr · · Score: 2, Funny

    imagine the pain for all those losers using tinydns in a default setup (eg, no tcp listening deamon by default)