[FYI] Microsoft Releases 'Caller-ID For Email' Specs

["Axel H Horns" <axel.h.horns@gmx.net>]

<http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/02/26/0243217>

Microsoft Releases 'Caller-ID For Email' Specs

Posted by simoniker on Thursday February 26, @07:51AM
from the avon-calling dept.

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.

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