Propose a technology that will stem the flow of unwanted e-mail spam, and the industry will definitely listen — but if it’s Microsoft that is doing the proposing, suspicion and fear follow that interest. Such is the case with Microsoft’s proposal for a caller ID system for e-mail that would diminish spammers’ ability to fake or spoof the origin of junk e-mail. While other players, including Yahoo and AOL, have come out with their own similar approaches, Microsoft’s caller ID effort appears to be more aggressive.
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Microsoft Looks for Trust on E-Mail Caller ID
Posted by: Jay Lyman March 12, 2004 10:05 AMPropose a technology that will stem the flow of unwanted e-mail spam, and the industry will definitely listen — but if it’s Microsoft that is doing the proposing, suspicion and fear follow that interest. Such is the case with Microsoft’s proposal for a caller ID system for e-mail that would diminish spammers’ ability to fake or spoof the origin of junk e-mail. While other players, including Yahoo and AOL, have come out with their own similar approaches, Microsoft’s caller ID effort appears to be more aggressive.