Phil,
I think the windows Service Pack 2, due out this year will incorporate the features you are talking about.
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Microsoft Shows Off New Security Features
Gates unveils protection technologies, antispam initiative at RSA Conference
News Story by Carol Sliwa
MARCH 01, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - Microsoft Corp. gave every indication that it's keeping security on the front burner, as Chairman Bill Gates made the trip to last week's RSA Conference in San Francisco to preview upcoming features in Windows, new protection technologies and an antispam initiative.
Gates introduced the first public demonstration of new security features due in the first half of the year with Service Pack 2 for Windows XP. One prominent update will be the newly enhanced and renamed Windows Firewall, formerly called the Internet Connection Firewall, which will be enabled by default rather than having to be set manually by the user.
Another new feature, the Windows Security Center, will let users check the status of firewalls, automatic updates and antivirus protection. If a problem is discovered, the user will receive a notification with recommended fixes.
To combat spam, Microsoft is touting its Coordinated Spam Reduction Initiative, which includes technical specifications for establishing Caller ID-like functionality for e-mail. The technology would enable a recipient to ensure that a message came from the identified domain.
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