Anti-spam methods (was: Spam-Filter-Free Options)

[Chip Marshall]

On May 08, 2008, Bill McGonigle sent me the following:
> DKIM establishes identity.

But not trust. Identity without trust isn't all that useful, in my
opinion.

I've never quite understood why we need DKIM or any other new identity
system. PGP has been around for years, has implementations for most
mailers, doesn't rely on using particular relays, has a trust mechanism,
and establishes individual identity and trust, not just for a domain.

Sure, it's a little extra work to set up and use, but if everybody used
it (a common problem to all identity mechanisms) then we could just dump
all unsigned mail on the floor, and reject anything outside of our web
of trust.

/me keeps on dreaming.

-- 
Chip Marshall <chip at 2bithacker.net>
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