Today's News: Failed talks fueled open source rejection of Sender ID

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Published by SearchWin2000.com   September 10, 2004 >> Receive this e-mail as text   >> About this e-mail  ISSUE SPONSORED BY: >>  SearchWindowsSecurity.com: Sign up for the Windows Security Advisor newsletter  Top News of the Week  >>  BREAKING NEWS: Judge rules in favor of Oracle in takeover case >>  Snubs, blockers and a defrag challenge SPONSORED BY: SearchWindowsSecurity.com Receive in-depth technical articles, expert advice and the latest news about Windows security techniques, tools and best practices, delivered Tuesday through Thursday from SearchWindowsSecurity.com. Subscribe today!  Headline  Failed talks fueled open source rejection of Sender ID By John Hogan, Senior News Editor The open source community's mistrust of Microsoft cuts so deep, it appears that nothing will be able to heal the wound. Not even a royalty-free protocol to help fight spam. Few IT industry watchers think Sender ID is the magic bullet that will stop the spam monster in its tracks. Nonetheless, it was a positive sign in May when Microsoft agreed to merge its Caller ID for E-Mail spec with the complementary Sender Policy Framework created by Meng Weng Wong. Currently winding its way through the standards process at the Internet Engineering Task Force, Sender ID took a slap to the face late last week when the Apache Software Foundation issued a statement that it would not support the protocol because of intellectual property concerns. The Debian project, a fellow open source organization, quickly followed suit on Saturday with its own rejection of Sender ID. Click here to read more about the Sender ID flap, as well as a wrap-up of the week's Windows news. More on this topic: >  Sender ID will survive open source snub, analysts say >  Microsoft extends life of XP SP2 download blocker >  Rising to the defrag challenge >  Virtual Server 2005 set for launch >  Vulnerabilities found in WinZip  Survival Tips for the Windows Manager   Chapter of the Week: 'Hardening VPN and dial-in remote access' A Virtual Private Network (VPN) is a great way for companies to keep the workforce mobile yet secure. But VPNs come with their own set of challenges that can't be ignored. This chapter from the book "Hardening Network Infrastructure," by Wesley Noonan, takes a close look at the weaknesses of remote access and what you can do to lock potential intruders out. Featured Topic: Certification 101 Is certification the key to a better job? In some cases, the answer is yes. Learn how to make the most of your certification efforts here! Webcast: Don't Be the Next Target for an Internet Worm Attack In this webcast, you will hear about how you can protect your enterprise servers. Learn how you can prevent the significant, unplanned costs associated with a mass attack. Find out how you can have 100% protection in between patch management cycles and during the patch management process. And discover how you can meet regulatory compliance guidelines and stop internal attacks from rogue partners and offshore contractors. Register now for this webcast, which will premier September 15 at 1pm EDT. TRUE IT BLOOPERS Oops! True IT Blooper #151: The great mouse massacre Playing pranks on technologically challenged users is fun, but sometimes it backfires. This is the story of two techies who triggered 'The Great Mouse Massacre' in the marketing department.  Vent!  Did Microsoft do the right thing by eliminating WinFS from the Longhorn client? Take our latest poll and sound off. Member Surveys Enter your e-mail and start receiving Member Surveys. E-mail    Not a member? We'll activate your membership with your subscription.   Contact Us   SENIOR NEWS EDITOR John Hogan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send me your news, press releases and product announcements. SENIOR SITE EDITOR Marilyn Cohodas [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send me your original articles and best practices. SITE SALES MANAGER Mike Kelly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Contact me to sponsor this or any other TechTarget newsletter.   A B O U T   T H I S   N E W S L E T T E R Contact us: SearchWin2000 Member Services 117 Kendrick Street, Suite 800 Needham, MA 02494 This e-newsletter is published by SearchWin2000.com, a targeted Web site from TechTarget, the most targeted IT media and events company. TechTarget offers magazines, Web sites, e-newsletters, Webcasts and conferences for enterprise IT professionals. Copyright 2004 TechTarget. All rights reserved. To unsubscribe from "Today's News": Go to unsubscribe: http://searchWin2000.techtarget.com/unsubscribe?track=NL-118&ad=491488 Please note, unsubscribe requests may take up to 24 hours to process; you may receive additional mailings during that time. A confirmation e-mail will be sent when your request has been successfully processed.