An Introduction to Internet Standards

Internet standards allow hardware and software from different sources to interoperate, and we can do virtually nothing on the internet without them. Here, Standards´ new department editor discusses Internet standards in general, giving a brief overview of why they´re necessary. He then delves into specific standards for email that aim to reduce spammers´ ability to lie about who sent an email message (spoofing) - the Sender Policy Framework, Sender ID, and Domain Keys Identified Mail.