authentication/secure channels are already possible with SMTP. Jeff
On Mon, 2004-05-24 at 22:58, Michael C. Neel wrote: > ï > I read some of it, and I'm not sure what they are trying to do. > Sounds like they would put alot of work on developers of smpt servers > and clients, and all this would be wasted because spammers could just > as easily make they needed changes too. > > A better idea IMHO? Have mail servers carry certs like secure http > sites. Cert fails verification with third party? No mail from you > then. Running a server that allowed forged info, and get caught? > Cert revoked. Sure a spammer can still spam away, but it wouldn't be > a forged source and you could contact the server admin, and if the > complaite to the cert authority got to be numerous they would have > trouble getting a renewal. Bonus? Encrypted transmission of emails > would be possible =) > > ...it's fun to dream anyway, we can't even get IPv6 inplace, lol. > > Mike > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Not Zed > To: Ron Johnson > Cc: Evolution ML > Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 10:24 PM > Subject: Re: [Evolution] RFC 2476 - Message Submission > > pretty bizarre idea. > > SMTP but with slighly different semantics? for badly written > mail clients? Ugh. > > On Mon, 2004-05-24 at 21:10 -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: > > Evo developers, > > > > What do you all think of this? > > http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2476.txt > > > > I saw it in reference to this article, but don't know if it's a good > > idea or not. > > > http://news.com.com/Attack+of+Comcast's+Internet+zombies/2010-1034_3-5218178.html > > > > Michael Zucchi > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Ximian Evolution and > Free Software > Developer > > > Novell, Inc. _______________________________________________ evolution maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/evolution
