SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. and REDMOND, Wash., The Sender ID Framework
Implementation Summit, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- The Go Daddy Group, Inc.,
parent company of GoDaddy.com, the No. 1 registrar of new domain names, today
announced it will integrate the Sender ID Framework for email authentication
co-developed by Microsoft and Meng Wong, CTO of pobox.com, into its email
security system, continuing Go Daddy's leadership position in the fight
against spam and online phishing scams.
"Go Daddy is dedicated to working with the industry to develop and
implement authenticated email systems in the hopes of combating the growing
issues of spam and phishing," said Bob Parsons, president and founder of Go
Daddy. "With more than 6 million domain names under management, Go Daddy has
long been a leader when it comes to new programs and services to combat spam
and other online fraud that can degrade the value of the domain name and
brand. We anticipate being in full compliance with the Sender ID
specifications during the fourth quarter of 2004 and will directly support
Sender ID specifications in our email and DNS services."
Currently, the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) is reviewing this
Sender ID system on a fast track. Sender ID will provide email recipients
with validation that the email was sent from the domain it claims to be from.
By authenticating all emails, Sender ID will help eliminate domain spoofing to
better protect email users from online phishing attacks and spam and defend
genuine senders' domain names and reputations.
"Email users today have no guarantee that their email is coming from the
person it claims to be from, and many legitimate companies are seeing both
their reputation as email senders and their brand overall being damaged by
scammers and spammers abusing their domain names," said Craig Spiezle,
Director of Industry and Partner Relations, Microsoft Safety Technology and
Strategy Team. "We are excited to be working with Go Daddy on their
implementation of Sender ID to help deliver strong email authentication
solutions to the market as swiftly as possible and help rebuild trust in email
as a valuable communications mechanism worldwide."
As an industry leader, Go Daddy itself has pledged its support of Sender
ID by publishing all of its own Sender ID records to the DNS by October, two
months earlier than the requested January 2005 deadline. In addition, Go
Daddy will support its customers by offering a DNS "Wizard" within its domain
name management software that will allow current Go Daddy customers to publish
their own DNS records easily, no matter what ISP they use to actually send
emails.
"Go Daddy has always had strict anti-fraud policies, so joining with
Microsoft on Sender ID augments our current policies and practices," said
Parsons. "We have long recognized the advantages of complete online security
for the protection of domain names and, consequently, brand identity. Sender
ID is another way Go Daddy can demonstrate its support for its customers."
About The Go Daddy Group, Inc.
The Go Daddy Group, http://www.godaddy.com, the industry leader in new domain
name registration, enables individuals and businesses to acquire, create and
safeguard their unique identities and brands on the Internet by offering a
complete line of web development tools including domain name registration,
hosting, email systems, SSL certificates and complementary products and
services.
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