PayPal Asks E-mail Services to Block Messages 222
roscoetoon writes ""PayPal, the Internet-based money transfer system owned by eBay, is trying to persuade e-mail providers to block messages that lack digital signatures, which are aimed at cutting down on phishing scams, a company attorney said Tuesday.So far, no agreements have been reached,..." "...PayPal is using several technologies to digitally sign its e-mails now, including DomainKeys, Sullivan said. DomainKeys, a technology developed by Yahoo Inc., enables verification of the sender and integrity of the message that's sent." "...An agreement with, for example, Google for its Gmail service could potentially stop spam messages that look legitimate and bypass spam filters.""
Re:How about just block emails from paypal? (Score:5, Funny)
I mean why on earth would a third party have the right to request that I stop recieving my emails.
Didn't you get my offer? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:That reminds me.. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:I don't get it. (Score:4, Funny)
(My karma's gonna burn for this...)
Re:How about just block emails from paypal? (Score:5, Funny)
They're willing to try. That's why the Dremel tools come with a warning, "This is not a dental tool."