China to try e-stamping out spam
Postage stamps to become the norm for Chinese emailers?
The national Internet regulator in China has announced future plans to
introduce 'e-stamp' technology in an attempt to curb rising spam levels.
The Antispam Work Commission of the Internet Society of China is working
together with researchers from several institutes to develop the email
stamp technology. The 'stamp' (some form of sender authentication) would
help distinguish commercial email and spam, allowing legitimate emails to
be sent and received without any obstacles, while at the same time
hindering the flow of spam messages.
Reports vary as to whether or not
Chinese users will have to pay 'postage' for their e-stamps.
01 October 2007
Tags:
e-stamp, sender authentication, spam.
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