Re: MS CallerID on Linux

From: Travis Casey (efindel_at_earthlink.net)
Date: 03/31/04 

Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 00:21:59 GMT

Colin McKinnon wrote:

> (for the benefit of those whom do not know what I'm talking about, start
> by having a look at
> http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/twc/privacy/spam_callerid.mspx ).

This appears to be basically another form of "reverse MX records", for which
there are already multiple proposals before the IETF. The biggest
difference I see is wrapping the information in XML in an "email policy"...
which personally, I don't see as a big win, myself.

I'd personally rather wait for the IETF to make a decision than rush ahead
and implement a proprietary protocol for it on my box. Right now,
Spamassassin is handling the vast majority of my spam problem. 

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