12-07-2005, 10:24 AM
Quote:... e-mail identification company Iconix this week introduced its "Checking It Twice" program to help consumers identify which of those holiday e-mail messages are safe to open, hoping to help shield Internet users from e-mail scams such as phishing attacks.
"Much of today's e-mail is authenticated behind the scenes using industry-standard techniques," Jose Picazo, president and CEO of Iconix, said. "By adding an identification and visual display service on top, we make it easy for consumers to tell which messages are real."
...the program will verify the identity of over 300 e-mail senders at no charge to either the sender or recipient. The senders include eBay, PayPal,
full article: http://www.internetnews.com/ec-news/article.php/3569011