May 06, 2004

Microsoft ups the spam ante

Interesting item in Australian IT about Microsoft using IronPort Systems for message gateway to reduce spam. We mentioned this a while back, among solutions Microsoft was examining to rid the world of the scourge of spam. This is the economic penalty option. Let's watch and see what happens.

One way or another, validating or authenticating "mail" is the rightful purview of the postal administration if it's willing to take up the guantlet.

Posted by Grayson at May 6, 2004 09:07 AM