DKIM fights phishing and e-mail forgery

All the week's news and views about fighting spam, 08/12/05
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Network World's Anti-spam News Alert

Technology Update: DKIM fights phishing and e-mail forgery,
08/08/05

DomainKeys Identified Mail is an e-mail authentication proposal
that strengthens user protection from e-mail forgery, and
increases accountability for spam and phishing scams.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlantispamnewsal4991>

AOL to give away spammer loot, 08/11/05

In its own twist on letting the punishment fit the crime,
America Online is disciplining a spammer who helped the company
win an anti-spam lawsuit by giving away a substantial stash of
loot purchased with profits from his illegal business.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlantispamnewsal4992>

Microsoft settles with 'Spam King' for $7 million, 08/09/05

Microsoft Tuesday said it has settled a lawsuit that it filed
two years ago against the self-proclaimed "King of Spam," Scott
Richter, who at one time helped distribute more than 38 billion
unsolicited e-mails per year.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlantispamnewsal4993>

The top 5: Today's most-read stories

1. Ex WorldCom CFO Sullivan gets 5 years in jail
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlantispamnewsal4994>

2. Microsoft open source exec: Not the loneliest guy in Redmond
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlantispamnewsal4995>

3. LinuxWorld: Reporter's notebook
<http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/081005-linuxworld.html?t5>

4. IBM offers grid-like application processing
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlantispamnewsal4996>

5. Scottish police pick Windows in software line-up
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlantispamnewsal4997>
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