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Earthlink to Test Caller ID for E-Mail

Mar 5, 2004 1:45AM PST

New systems could fight spam and Internet scams, company says.

Paul Roberts, IDG News Service
Friday, March 05, 2004
ISP Earthlink will soon begin testing new e-mail security technology, including Microsoft's recently released Caller ID technology, a company executive says.


Earthlink will be experimenting "very soon," with "sender authentication" technology including Caller ID and a similar plan called Sender Policy Framework (SPF). The Atlanta-based ISP will be evaluating other e-mail security proposals as well, but is not backing any specific technology, says Robert Sanders, chief architect at Earthlink.

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