ColdSpark Announces Support for Anti-Spam Technical Alliance -- ASTA -- Standards to Tackle Spam.DENVER -- Coldspark's Industry-Leading SparkEngine Email MTA (1) (Message Transfer Agent or Mail Transfer Agent) The store and forward part of a messaging system. See messaging system. (2) See M Technology Association. 1. (messaging) MTA - Message Transfer Agent. Supports the Standards Proposed By Yahoo!, Microsoft, Earthlink and AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. to Tackle the Problem of Unsolicited Commercial Email ColdSpark, dedicated to transforming email infrastructure for enterprises and service providers, announced its support of the ASTA proposal to combat spam through the combined use of sender authentication methods and best practices for large mail network operators. Authentication protocols are among the most promising new tools in the war against spam. Spam is often difficult to identify and filter because spammers can falsify falsify, v to forge; to give a false appearance to anything, as to falsify a record. their identities. Authentication protocols provide a better way for receiving network to verify email senders' identities and enable network operators to more easily filter spam sent by those who use common methods of falsification falsification /fal·si·fi·ca·tion/ (fawl?si-fi-ka´shun) lying. retrospective falsification unconscious distortion of past experiences to conform to present emotional needs. . Importantly, ColdSpark announced support for the ready integration of current and emerging sender authentication protocols in its powerful email delivery MTA application, the SparkEngine, often described as the next generation of email delivery infrastructure. The SparkEngine already provides native support for the Sender Policy Framework See SPF. (SPF (1) (Stateful Packet Firewall) See stateful inspection. (2) (Sender Policy Framework) An e-mail authentication system that verifies that the message came from an authorized mail server. ) authentication system. "The SparkEngine was designed to enable flexible integration with 3rd party applications and protocols," remarks Scott Brown, CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. of ColdSpark. "Its unique design enables support for new standards and protocols as they are released, an incredibly important part of helping networks adapt to emerging email security and email management issues and innovations." "We are pleased to support the new ASTA standards and look forward to rolling out these comprehensive counter-spam tools to our customer base," said Kelly Wanser, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of ColdSpark. "ColdSpark is a strong supporter of open standards that improve email for everyone, everywhere." About ColdSpark ColdSpark is dedicated to transforming email delivery systems and email infrastructure. ColdSpark offers the patent-pending SparkEngine MTA and Email Application Server, the most powerful, secure and cost-effective mail delivery application available, as the foundation of a suite of modular applications for message delivery, management, security and email automation. ColdSpark's customers include Lehman Brothers, AT&T, Equifax, Comcast Cable, Viacom and Media News Group. For more information on ColdSpark's products and services, visit: http://www.coldspark.com and http://www.sparkengine.net. |
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