[thelist] SMTP and spam prevention
Frank
lists at frankmarion.com
Fri Jul 25 15:56:38 CDT 2003
At 04:39 PM 2003-07-25 -0400, you wrote:
>Write a replacement protocol for SMTP that requires
>senders to authenticate. It has to be a lightweight
>protocol because even without the weight of spam, email is
>a very important network service.
I don't know if I'm missing the point, but there is a protocol implemented
called "Authenticated SMTP". I find that most MTAs and MUAs seem to use it,
or at least have it available. It's essentially a white-list based on a
password.
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