[thelist] SMTP and spam prevention

[Frank]

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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