The webcast was a success, but..
Tags :Rant
I learned more about the new spam preventative
initiatives than I thought was out there. From SPF (Sender Policy
Framework), to Domain Keys and even the very bizarre Caller-id from Microsoft.
All three of these have their issues with good intentions. The
biggest common problem is that none cover content. All cover who
connects and sends you mail, but not what they send. Plus what if
the sending domain server is not the actual mail domain, here we go with
another list of issues. I talked in detail about each one of these. I
would go
listen to the replay instead
of me typing out everything.
With Domino 7 and whitelisting there are some improvements. Private
as well as DNS types for whitelists and blacklists. But who manages
these? Will this be just another added layer to the mail administrator
nightmare? Forget trusted, suspect and all the other types coming
with Lotus Workplace Messaging, there is still management involved. We
all know we need something that will remove the bad content and verify
the sender in one package. The new challenge/response type found
in Angel Infinity's Gatekeeper is interesting, but relies heavily on the
sender of the original email doing work. Do we really want that effort
placed on us when we email someone? For example I email HP Support
as I had to today since my laptop wouldn't boot (yes right before the presentation),
should I then have to send another one verifying that I sent the original
one?
I have more but I will save rant for later
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On Tuesday, July 27th, 2004 by Chris Miller
