>>
>> >
>> Perhaps I should make this a separate thread however I feel the need to
>> bring this up. The open source community is going to have to address
>> these concerns before M$ does. If we do it we have a small chance of
>> keeping the standards open if M$ comes up with a viable (or even
>> believable ) solution before we do we can say goodbye to an open
>> internet. Everyday now I receive bounce mail that I never sent out. I
>> have to assume that some spam list somewhere is sending spam out
>> claiming to be from me. We have to be able to stop that. It shouldn't be
>> too hard to create a mailing list that only allows signed messages
>> though. But perhaps we should be thinking on a grander scale how about a
>> mail server that only routes gpg signed  msgs. How about a mail filter
>> that puts all unsigned messages in a seperate folder.  None of the
>> current issues with mail are really big. In fact I believe the
>> technology is mostly there already but if we don't put them all together
>> (think napster) M$ is going to hijack the web.
>>
>> -- 
>> Carl Parrish(cparrish@carlparrish.com)
>> http://www.carlparrish.com
>> -- 
>> Registered Linux User #295761 http://counter.li.org
>
>
> I think that prior discussions on this issue had concluded that the 
> "sending" ISP needs to verify that the sending user is who he/she says 
> they are.  Earthlink uses SMTPAUTH.  If that is not adequate, what is?
>
>
>
What happens when the spammer *is* the ISP?

-- 
Carl Parrish(cparrish@carlparrish.com)
http://www.carlparrish.com
--
Registered Linux User #295761 http://counter.li.org

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