August 3, 2004 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — The Sender ID anti-spam protocol, which is aimed at thwarting email spoofing, is being supported by some Internet service and Web hosting companies, while some Linux supporters oppose the Microsoft-backed approach, according to a report by Ziff Davis Channel Zone.
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Sender ID requires DNS records to be published by outbound mail servers. It verifies that each email message originates from the Internet domain it claims to come from based on the sender’s server IP address. The technology combines Microsoft’s former Caller ID with Sender Policy Framework, a protocol written by Meng Weng Wong and previously supported by such ISPs as AOL, Yahoo and British Telecom. Last month, Microsoft (microsoft.com) submitted Sender ID to the Internet Engineering Task Force for consideration as an industry standard.
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Although industry leaders believe Sender ID will likely be adopted as an industry standard, they generally agree it is doubtful the technology can completely end the problem of spam.
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According to the report, Microsoft plans to start using Sender ID to verify messages sent to MSN, Hotmail and Microsoft.com accounts by October 1.
