Edupage, 17 March 1998
Imran Geriskovan (imrana@doruk.com.tr)
Tue, 17 Mar 98 12:55:34
NEW TOOL TO STOP JUNK MAIL
A new version Sendmail, the software used on about 75% of the message
routing computers on the Internet, will offer a number of features to block
"spamming" (the transmission of massive quantities of unsolicited commercial
messages), including the ability to reject mail from known spam addresses
and to force spammers to reveal their true Internet addresses. Eric Allman,
who wrote the Sendmail program while working as a programmer at the
University of California at Berkeley, is also creating a company (Sendmail
Inc.) to sell software and support services to businesses, while continuing
to develop new features for the free version of the software. (New York
Times 17 Mar 98)