Keeping how the net works open to all

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  1. Lord_A

    Lord_A Boom baby!

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    Plans to combat spam are in trouble because Microsoft wants too much power, argues technology analyst Bill Thompson.
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    The idea of authenticating e-mail senders has been under discussion for several years, but it has only recently got close to becoming a standard.

    The current version combines two approaches to the problem, one called Sender Policy Framework and the other called Caller ID for E-mail.

    The fuss is about Caller ID, which was contributed to the standard by Microsoft.

    The company has said that anyone who wants to use Sender ID must take out a licence to use it, because it incorporates Microsoft's intellectual property.



    Full story over at The BBC
     
  2. Atomic

    Atomic Gerwaff

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    And there's the first problem.
     
  3. jetsetjimbo

    jetsetjimbo Up-up and away

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    No no no no no... surely MS have enough hold over things already :sigh:
     

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