Folks,
I've just send an internet-draft titled:
Technical Considerations for Spam Control Mechanisms
Summary:
Internet mail has operated as an open and unfettered channel between
originator and recipient. This invites some abuses, called spam, such
as burdening recipients with unwanted commercial email. Spam has
become an extremely serious problem, is getting much worse, and is
proving difficult (or impossible) to eliminate. The most practical
goal is to bring spam under reasonable control; it will require an
on-going, adaptive effort, with stochastic rather than complete
results. This note discusses available points of control in the
Internet mail architecture, considerations in using any of those
points, and opportunities for creating Internet standards to aid
in spam control efforts. It offers guidance about likely
trade-offs (benefits and limitations.)
A copy is now available at:
<http://brandenburg.com/specifications/draft-crocker-spam-techconsider-00.txt>
This is very much a first draft. Comments and suggestions are eagerly sought.
d/
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Dave Crocker <mailto:dcrocker(_at_)brandenburg(_dot_)com>
Brandenburg InternetWorking <http://www.brandenburg.com>
Sunnyvale, CA USA <tel:+1.408.246.8253>, <fax:+1.866.358.5301>
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