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IETF Approves SPF and Sender-ID

Posted by Zonk on from the protocols-forward dept.

NW writes "According to the records in the IETF's database (here and here), both the SPF and Sender-ID anti-spam proposals were tentatively approved by the IESG (the approval board of the IETF) as experimental standards. It remains to be seen whether any of them will actually put a dent into spam." At the same time, the FTC has opened a central site about email authentication.

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  1. Great! by seramar · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    This'll just help to encourage microsoft implement it and then we can all say goodbye to that horrid hotmail.

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