Sender ID specification released
Microsoft reveals all as part of its Open Specification Promise.
Microsoft has made its Sender ID Framework specification available as part
of its recent Open Specification Promise, allowing developers to use the
technology without paying a licence fee to Microsoft and without facing
penalties for patent infringement.
The Sender ID system ties email addresses to IP addresses in an attempt to
prevent spammers and phishers from spoofing sender details. The technology
is currently used by a number of mail filter developers, including Symantec
and Sendmail, as well as in Microsoft's Hotmail service.
Sender ID has been criticized in the past because the previous Microsoft
licence didn't allow the technology to be used with open source software.
Brian Arbogast, corporate VP of the Windows Live Platform Development Group
explained: 'There have been lingering questions from some members of the
development community about the licensing terms from Microsoft and how
those terms may affect their ability to implement Sender ID ... By putting
Sender ID under the Open Specification Promise, our goal is to put those
questions to rest and advance interoperable efforts for online safety
worldwide.'
01 November 2006
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