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Re: [Asrg] 6. Solutions - Replacing SMTP - GIEIS Analysis

2003-07-06 08:45:35
At 03:08 PM 7/6/2003 +0000, Mark McCarron wrote:
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From: Yakov Shafranovich <research(_at_)solidmatrix(_dot_)com>
To: "Mark McCarron" 
<markmccarron_itt(_at_)hotmail(_dot_)com>,asrg(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org
Subject: Re: [Asrg] 6. Solutions - Replacing SMTP - GIEIS Analysis
Date: Sun, 06 Jul 2003 00:02:05 -0400

At 03:47 AM 7/6/2003 +0000, Mark McCarron wrote:
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4. Participate in defining the consent framework.

Mark's Response:

The consent framework will consist of white and black lists. There will be no greylisting. A complete opt-out will be allowed by 'GIEIS'.

The group's consent framework is what we are currently working on.

Mark's Response:

With all the self-interested posts that appear here with inaccurate information, a coherent consent framework is highly unlikely to develop.

We are chartered to created such framework (http://www.irtf.org/charters/asrg.html) and a draft is available. If you had been following the discussions for the last few days you would have seen that they are concentrated on that framework. If you do not wish to contribute to anything else than your own proposal, then create your own mailing list for its discussion and leave the group. This is what the author of the SPF proposal did.


Mark's Response:

I have been following the discussion for the last few days. Frankly, I have never seen so much nonsense posted in such a short period of time. The 'consent framework' is a few hours worth of work at most and full of things that are already known or done, how long did it take the group to develop this?? Since its creation???

Nevertheless its what we are chartered to do. If you think its a bunch of non-sense then either start commenting on specific parts or LEAVE. We were chartered by the IRTF to create it and that's what we are doing. The IMPP WG also started with a model so its not an uncommon practice to start of with an abstract model and then go on to specific solutions.

It is not in the financial interests of this group to develop a solution as it would put the majority of posters and their associated firms completely out of business. Thus, to anyone with any knowledge of the subject, it is very clear when people run around in circles deliberatly to prevent solutions from being developed. This is a daily occurance at the Asrg.

There are many people present in the group that do not have financial interests involved. Do not draw conclusions.



Additionally, this is a technical forum not a Madison Avenue marketing firm. We are not interested in your marketing materials, or promises of salvation from porn and spam. We are looking at technical details only and do not wish to be informed of "how many jobs" your proposal will create or how much money it will make.


Mark's Response:

So, this is what you call a technical forum?? Hardly any of you could understand the 'GIEIS' system until big daigrams appeared. Furthermore, the issue lies solely at the SMTP protocol and the existing architecture of the Internet. Nowhere else. It can never be fixed unless 'GIEIS' is implemented.

We understood your proposal the first time. Its just that no one bothered to analyze it until it got too annoying. IN YOUR OPINION, if the ultimate solution for spam has already been developed (GIEIS) why bother having this group? Why not disband the group and start implementing GIEIS? This group wants to look at all the proposals not just yours, so why don't you create a separate mailing list for your project while giving us the time to look at everything else? Since we are "lost souls" already since we do not want to accept GIEIS due to "conflicts of interest" why stay here? OR is it because you want to gain the authority granted by the IRTF? The IRTF DOES NOT HAVE POWER to develop standards, the IETF does. If you wish your system to be standardized then write an Internet Draft and submit it to the RFC Editor. Individuals have full power to do so without being affiliated with specific groups.


The 'frameworks' and 'solutions' that have appeared in this forum defy even common sense at times, let alone technical reasoning. If you want a forum were businesses prevent the development of solutions, the the Asrg is becoming very close to it. Almost everyone, including the current chair, has open conflicts of interest in regards to the issue of spam.

There are over 800 people on the list, many of which have no connection to spam and no conflicts. Do not draw conclusions from a small sample.

In the past, Internet architecture has been an open affair for all to contribute too. Due to the large sums of money now involved this practice will most likely be discontinued due to the conflicts of interest present.

Honestly, do you really think no one would notice that 99% of postings made to this group are junk designed to keep the issue going??

Speak for yourself. Although this group has its problems, the IRTF and IAB are aware of them, and trying to fix them.

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