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RE: Opening Debate on SPF vs. SenderKeys

2004-08-20 12:07:54
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AccuSpam wrote:
I was hoping others here would go directly into substantively
comparing which scenarios SPF and SenderKeys are more viable
than each other.

The problem with sender validation is spurious users can be created
at-will by spammers.  Domain-level validation at least requires
registration and payment for a domain - such registration info can be
subpoenad and used to track down the criminals responsible for the
spam.

There are benefits to sender validation nonetheless - but they don't
require MUA upgrades.  Consider this message, signed with PGP using
Windows Privacy Tools, all open-source despite that I'm using Outlook
2000.

... with SenderKeys, the ISP or personal domain user,
simply responds to a enticement e-mail

Enticement email = spam, sorry.  Using spam to advertise anti-spam
software is an irony I am not yet willing to support.

Matthew(_dot_)van(_dot_)Eerde(_at_)hbinc(_dot_)com                      
805.964.4554 x902
Hispanic Business Inc./HireDiversity.com         Software Engineer
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