Re: DEPLOY - IPR on Sender-ID not sufficiently disclosed

[Koen Martens <gmc@xxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, Aug 24, 2004 at 03:35:18PM -0400, Andrew Newton wrote:
> On Aug 24, 2004, at 3:15 PM, Koen Martens wrote:
> >Is it correct that this means that Sender-ID itself as well as PRA are
> >patent pending by microsoft?
> 
> Please don't get hung up on the file names of the drafts.

What else is there? I can reread the post again and again, but frankly i
know of more useful things to do with my time (developing software is
one, spending time with my loved ones is another). I'll repeat:

Is microsoft patenting Sender-ID and PRA ?

If no: what is being patented?

If yes: who will bother with Sender-ID and PRA ?

> >Does this also mean that in effect, large parts of the spf syntax are
> >now microsofts property or will be so in the near future?
> 
> Just how do you arrive at this conclusion?

It's mere speculation. Give us some facts, and the speculation will
stop.

Sender-ID uses SPF syntax, Microsoft claims to have patents pending on
Sender-ID and PRA, therefore it is not impossible that microsoft is
trying to patent SPF syntax. Is that so illogical?

Koen

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