China to try e-stamping out spam

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Oct 1, 2007

Postage stamps to become the norm for Chinese emailers?

The national Internet regulator in China has announced future plans to introduce 'e-stamp' technology in an attempt to curb rising spam levels.

The Antispam Work Commission of the Internet Society of China is working together with researchers from several institutes to develop the email stamp technology. The 'stamp' (some form of sender authentication) would help distinguish commercial email and spam, allowing legitimate emails to be sent and received without any obstacles, while at the same time hindering the flow of spam messages.

Reports vary as to whether or not Chinese users will have to pay 'postage' for their e-stamps.

Posted on 01 October 2007 by Virus Bulletin

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