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domain spoofing

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The unauthorized use of a third-party domain name in an e-mail message in order to pretend to be someone else. See e-mail spoofing.


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Domain spoofing is involved in half of all of today's spam.
A close cousin of 'phishing,' pharming seeks to obtain personal information through domain spoofing," said Sara Radicati, President & CEO of The Radicati Group.
Their proposals recommended actions and policies for the entire online industry - and primarily focused on two key issues: helping solve the e-mail forgery problem by eliminating domain spoofing through cryptographic-based solutions and Internet Protocol (IP)-based solutions; and best practices to help prevent ISPs and their customers from being sources of spam.
 
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