Gordon Fecyk <gordonf(_at_)pan-am(_dot_)ca> wrote:
From: Hallam-Baker, Phillip [mailto:pbaker(_at_)verisign(_dot_)com]
But I would certainly accept that we need to change the
equation, assume all email guilty until proven innocent.
I hope you mean that _recipients_ would assume this, as a matter of
individual choice.
Agreed. Then it's a matter of how to prove innocence. For me, the
sender (domain) demonstrating accountability is enough.
Ah, but what counts as "demonstrating accountability"? A lot of the
largest ISPs have an <abuse> mailbox, which even generates pleasant-
sounding autoreplies, but there's considerable controversy whether
abuse complaints are acted upon...
I'd want that demonstrated by the sender (domain) and not by a third
party however.
I'm afraid I don't understand _how_ a sender you have no out-of-band
contact with _could_ demonstrate this.
Personally, I'd want multiple third-party evaluations of how
responsive they are to <abuse> reports.
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John Leslie <john(_at_)jlc(_dot_)net>