Sender ID specification released

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 1, 2006

Microsoft reveals all as part of its Open Specification Promise.

Microsoft has made its Sender ID Framework specification available as part of its recent Open Specification Promise, allowing developers to use the technology without paying a licence fee to Microsoft and without facing penalties for patent infringement.

The Sender ID system ties email addresses to IP addresses in an attempt to prevent spammers and phishers from spoofing sender details. The technology is currently used by a number of mail filter developers, including Symantec and Sendmail, as well as in Microsoft's Hotmail service.

Sender ID has been criticized in the past because the previous Microsoft licence didn't allow the technology to be used with open source software. Brian Arbogast, corporate VP of the Windows Live Platform Development Group explained: 'There have been lingering questions from some members of the development community about the licensing terms from Microsoft and how those terms may affect their ability to implement Sender ID ... By putting Sender ID under the Open Specification Promise, our goal is to put those questions to rest and advance interoperable efforts for online safety worldwide.'

Posted on 01 November 2006 by Virus Bulletin

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