Shamelessly taken from /. with a little flavour added.
Meanwhile on irc.efnet.net in channel #internet...
<microsoft> HEY GUYS I GOT THIS NEW THING CALLED SENDER-ID, YOU SHOULD
INSTALL IT. ITS GREAT!
<anonymous> uhm. Isn’t this just like SPF, with patents?
<spf> :o
<apache-foundation> We aren’t doing it.
<debian> No dice.
<ietf> Not in its current state.
<microsoft> CMON GUYS ITS WICKED. IT WILL STOP SPAMMERS! WE WON’T USE
OUR PATENTS WE SWEAR. WE JUST FILED THEM... IN CASE.
<aol> UHM. WE’RE NOT DOING IT EITHER.
<spf> ohh SNAP!
<ietf> lol
<apache-foundation> rofl
<debian> hahahaha
<microsoft> I DON’T GET IT.
<ietf> we know. :/
-:- mode/#internet [+b *!*(_at_)*(_dot_)microsoft(_dot_)com] by ietf
-:- microsoft was kicked off #internet by ietf (STOP TYPING IN ALL CAPS)
Cheers,
James
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