Address Authentication is an Internet Community Based Technology that requires acceptance by Users and Email Providers to validate its usefulness. Overtime, the technology will be accepted and become a standard much like SMTP only if it is adapted and it meets the following requirements:

• Open Source Licensing
• Open Standard
• Easy to implement
• Works well with existing Internet Protocols
• Scalable to support billions of users
• Enable Administrator and End User control
• Prevent identity theft (spoofing/phishing) even within the domain
• Support for multiple mail accounts with one SMTP Server in the email client
• WebMail Client Support
• Support for multiple access points such as Dial-Up, Broadband and Mobile.
• Support for ISP, outsourced email providers as well as end user mail system management.
• Support for Mailing Lists
• Support for legitimate email marketing
• Enabling Users to Opt-In/Opt-Out for general email marketing
• Support for email forwarding and email aliases
• Enabling ISP implementation and corporate email servers
• Support for multiple SMTP Servers
• Support for De-Coupling of MX and SMTP Servers
• Support for free email services