AOL Will Not Support Sender-ID

DominoTree writes "America Online said Thursday that it will not support the Microsoft-backed antispam technology called Sender-ID. The online giant cited 'lackluster' industry support and compatibility issues with the anti-spam technology SPF that AOL supports."

AOL gets it?

[Anonymous Coward]

For once...

AOL does something we like?

[Anonymous Coward]

I'm confused.

ah, props to AOL for once!

[Chuck Bucket]

It seems this is (almost) universally being voted down, it's time to give up and not implement this. There must be a better way to solve this, and I'm not surprised MS came up with this one!

CB--->

This becomes a digital divide issue...

[Osrin]

With this single decision AOL will disenfranchise a whole underclass of society.

Re:Hmm, not too fond of Redmond?

[christopherfinke]

I find it quite amusing on how AOL is sometimes caught sleeping with Microsoft (like IE in AOL) yet other times it pretty much pretends like they want nothing to do with them.

Me too!!!

Saw this one coming a mile away...

[Brightest Light]

It'd been known early on from Microsoft legal that they would "rather see Sender ID die than back down on their patent claims" [oreillynet.com]. Sender ID is going nowhere.

Re:ah, props to AOL for once!

[Feztaa]

Considering that you paid for a slashdot account, it's not surprising that you're sceptical about getting a free ipod.

Re:AOL gets it?

[nacturation]

I thought it was: In Soviet trailer parks, you get AOL.

Re:ah, props to AOL for once!

[SpeedyG5]

Maybe they could commission Apple to come up with an anti-spam idea. Once its nearly a standard, then MS could usurp it as their own, then it will be a great idea that MS came up with.

Re:Hmm, not too fond of Redmond?

[EmperorKagato]

If that is the case, my EX is AOL and I'm Microsoft.

the irc log of #internet

[h0p]

<Microsoft> HEY GUYS I GOT THIS NEW THING CALLED SENDER-ID, YOU SHOULD INSTALL IT. ITS GREAT!
<anonymous> uhm. Isn't this just like SPF, with patents?
<spf> :o
<apache-foundation> We aren't doing it.
<debian> No dice.
<ietf> Not in its current state.
<Microsoft> CMON GUYS ITS WICKED. IT WILL STOP SPAMMERS! WE WON'T USE OUR PATENTS WE SWEAR. WE JUST FILED THEM...IN CASE.
<AOL> UHM. WE'RE NOT DOING IT EITHER.
<spf> ohh SNAP!
<ietf> lol
<apache-foundation> rofl
<debian> hahahaha
<Microsoft> I DON'T GET IT.
<ietf> we know. :/

Re:AOL does something we like?

[Albanach]

I'm confused.

Me too!

Okay, that was bad. I'll go away now.

Re:Pull Your Head Out Of Your ASS

[Anonymous Coward]

Is it REALLY a lot of new customers these days? What with all those free coasters and all, I really don't think the desktop icon means that much. There must be something else.

May be the market that thinks that their computer comes standard equipped with a cup holder is the most lucrative market there is.

AOL vs Microsoft ?

[ReidMaynard]

I instantly visualized two ugly, fat girls, fighting over the last piece of cake.

Re:I mean seriously...

[NewStarRising]

You make good points for exactly why there is a large anti-AoL feeling on /.

"aol allows computer dumb people to use computers." Bastards.
"They break the computers ". Bastards.
" they eventualy get better at computers, which makes new slashdoters." Bastards.