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The Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group to Evaluate and Recommend E-Mail Authentication Protocols WILMINGTON, Del., Nov. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- The Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group (MAAWG), a group of communications and technology companies committed to solving spam, viruses and other forms of messaging abuse, announced today that its members will work toward adopting common standards for the deployment of sender authentication technologies. Members of the MAAWG technical committee are evaluating the proposals left following the MARID working group, disbanded earlier this year by the IETF. Already, MAAWG technical committee members have begun deploying the Sender Policy Framework proposal for validating the return address of an email message (commonly known as SPF Classic), the latest proposal on SenderID and Client SMTP Validation (CSV). MAAWG will share and discuss the results of this deployment in the upcoming weeks and months. MAAWG members have also committed to continuing their collaboration efforts to implement additional messaging security measures, such as the use of cryptographic signatures, reputation systems and accreditation agencies and accountability systems. "Today's announcement shows that our industry is committed to working together to evaluate, develop and deploy authentication standards that can help alleviate the ongoing spam and phishing menace," said Tripp Cox, chief technology officer of EarthLink and co-chair of MAAWG's Technology Subcommittee. "MAAWG members will work collaboratively to share data and results that can help identify and refine the best authentication technology solutions for protecting consumers' inboxes." For more information on MAAWG, please visit http://www.maawg.org/. About MAAWG The Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group (MAAWG) is an independent non- profit coalition of worldwide carriers and technology providers. MAAWG is dedicated to solving messaging abuse by working along three initiatives -- collaboration across operators, best practices technology, and providing an industry voice into public policy. MAAWG Members include: Sponsors (Board of Directors) * America Online * Bell Canada * BellSouth (NYSE:BLS) * Charter Communications (NASDAQ:CHTR) * Cloudmark * Cox Communications (NYSE:COX) * EarthLink (NASDAQ:ELNK) * France Telecom * Goodmail Systems * Openwave Systems (NASDAQ:OPWV) * Verizon Full Members * Internet Initiative Japan (IIJ, Nasdaq: IIJI) * IronPort * Sprint Supporters * Habeas * MX Logic * Return Path * TDS Telecom, TDS Metrocom (AMEX:TDS) For further information, contact: Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group 572B Ruger Street P.O. Box 29920 San Francisco, California 94129-0920 Telephone: 1-415-561-6277 Executive Director, Jerry Upton BellSouth Brent Fowler 1-404-829-8722 Openwave Systems Nicole Arena 1-650-346-4293 Alexandra Trask EarthLink 404-748-7267 Verizon Briana Gowing 972-718-6202 Nicholas Graham Spokesperson, America Online 703-265-1801 DATASOURCE: Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group CONTACT: Jerry Upton, Executive Director of Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group, +1-415-561-6277, ; or Brent Fowler of BellSouth, +1-404-829-8722, ; or Nicole Arena of Openwave Systems, +1-650-346-4293, ; or Alexandra Trask of EarthLink, +1-404-748-7267, ; or Briana Gowing of Verizon, +1-972-718-6202, ; or Nicholas Graham of America Online, +1-703-265-1801 Web site: http://www.maawg.org/

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