Re: [Asrg] [IP] 4 Rivals Almost United on Ways to Fight Spam

[der Mouse <mouse at Rodents.Montreal.QC.CA>]

> Do we need a change of policy by IETF to tackle this patent issue?

Need, no; it would be enough if the potential adopters gave a reflexive
thumbs-down on anything that has patent issues.  IETF standardization
of something means absolutely nothing if nobody adopts the standard.

> Also, while DomainKeys would be out, could CallerID or one of the
> other approaches be viable?

Maybe.  We can't tell until the patent is issued, because until then
nobody knows how broad a brush it paints with.

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