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Microsoft says its Sender ID is ready for action. Others say it's still early days for authentication.
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Another MS joke at attempting to benefit from a problem that will always exist.
Another MS joke at attempting to benefit from a problem that will always exist.
All these systems can do is "verify" supposedly good messages. We already block 99% of all spam with a combination of Spamassassin and the Spamhaus.org blacklist (with no false positives).
I seriously doubt SenderID or the others could improve on that.
All these systems can do is "verify" supposedly good messages. We already block 99% of all spam with a combination of Spamassassin and the Spamhaus.org blacklist (with no false positives).
I seriously doubt SenderID or the others could improve on that.
Microsoft should know by now that having people register to prove who they are doesn't work. 'No one' registerd drivers, 'no one' registers activex components, and if anyone did, would it help? Nope.
Why does Microsoft keep having us beta test their ideas and software, and try to charge us for it?
You people are pathetic. I'm glad folks like you will have no meaningful impact on the world I'll be living in for the next decades. You post here over and over for no other reason than our amusement. However, you still don't have the style of ol' "Cut 'n Paste" Mettler!
Microsoft should know by now that having people register to prove who they are doesn't work. 'No one' registerd drivers, 'no one' registers activex components, and if anyone did, would it help? Nope.
Why does Microsoft keep having us beta test their ideas and software, and try to charge us for it?
You people are pathetic. I'm glad folks like you will have no meaningful impact on the world I'll be living in for the next decades. You post here over and over for no other reason than our amusement. However, you still don't have the style of ol' "Cut 'n Paste" Mettler!
All other MS products that have anything to do with Internet technologies, without fail open up users of said technology to an untold number security and privacy concerns. No other product in any category is perfect, but the issues concerning MS products outnumber all other products combined across the board in terms of numbers, impact and severity.
Last but certainly not least, since when does Microsoft care about you and me? I'm not a Microsoft hater, only looking at the facts and track record. Microsoft only does what is good for Microsoft, to obtain and/or maintain a monopoly at the expense of users/consumers. This issue is no exception.
All other MS products that have anything to do with Internet technologies, without fail open up users of said technology to an untold number security and privacy concerns. No other product in any category is perfect, but the issues concerning MS products outnumber all other products combined across the board in terms of numbers, impact and severity.
Last but certainly not least, since when does Microsoft care about you and me? I'm not a Microsoft hater, only looking at the facts and track record. Microsoft only does what is good for Microsoft, to obtain and/or maintain a monopoly at the expense of users/consumers. This issue is no exception.
Every single IP address in the world is managed by members if ICANN.
ISP's in all the countries get their IP address blocks from ICANN authorised sources.
Thus - you cannot have a "Spam Source" that works outside the known chain of responsibility from ICANN to the local ISP.
The responsibility for controlling SPAM has to be that of ISP's. They are the ones who hand out the IP addresses that are used to send SPAM.
This is not a problem that can be solved by any company, even the mighty Microsoft. In fact, many suspect that Hotmail is the biggest harvester of email addresses that are used for spamming.
SPAM as another poster pointed out, accounts for a humongous waste of bandwidth. It can be controlled only through the concerted efforts of countries (who own the blocks of IP addresses) and ISP's who are allotted IP Address blocks within countries.
sughyosha
- Line of Responsibility
- by sughyosha April 19, 2006 2:58 AM PDT
- This problem has a real solution.
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(18 Comments)Every single IP address in the world is managed by members if ICANN.
ISP's in all the countries get their IP address blocks from ICANN authorised sources.
Thus - you cannot have a "Spam Source" that works outside the known chain of responsibility from ICANN to the local ISP.
The responsibility for controlling SPAM has to be that of ISP's. They are the ones who hand out the IP addresses that are used to send SPAM.
This is not a problem that can be solved by any company, even the mighty Microsoft. In fact, many suspect that Hotmail is the biggest harvester of email addresses that are used for spamming.
SPAM as another poster pointed out, accounts for a humongous waste of bandwidth. It can be controlled only through the concerted efforts of countries (who own the blocks of IP addresses) and ISP's who are allotted IP Address blocks within countries.
sughyosha