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Re: DEPLOY - IPR on Sender-ID not sufficiently disclosed

2004-08-24 12:39:22

On Tue, Aug 24, 2004 at 09:15:26PM +0200, Koen Martens wrote:

Does this also mean that in effect, large parts of the spf syntax are
now microsofts property or will be so in the near future?



That's my current worry, and now I'm actually considering having an IP
lawyer friend of mine look over the language to see whether or not
Microsoft would have a case if they came after me for implementing SPFv1
checks in my software.

If that's true, it's a crying shame.

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