The SuperPowers Collide
Oct 12 2005
I read this article on ZD Uk tonight. Seems that many of the trusted voices in the War on Spam are having mixed thoughts in regrard to the validity of SPF. Seems they feel that it is an idea that will rapidly be exploited or spoofed by real spammer. Even if it is a good idea, seems that it is ripe to be used for ill uses.
From the Article at ZDNET
Weak user authentication may be worse than none at all, claims one security expert; others are backing SPF to make a difference
User authentication for email “may be worse than useless” at preventing the spread of spam, according to Nick Fitzgerald, security consultant at Computer Virus Consulting.
“As an anti-spam measure, SPF is broken before it’s implemented, as it’s not just breakable, it’s trivial to break,” Fitzgerald told an audience at the Virus Bulletin conference in Dublin on Friday.
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