Hi Doug,
At 13:49 19-10-2011, Douglas Otis wrote:
Are you saying that it is not in the IETF's interest to establish
methods that allow receivers a means to identify those generating
noise from those making music?
The IETF's interest is determined by its participants. Let's not get
carried away by analogies.
The current technology is heavily biased. It gives an advantage to
those considered "too big to block" where current identification
methods do not allow the defense of one's
Yes.
reputation. Such a situation keeps everyone stuck with the noise
or turning to a better system. :^(
It's unlikely that it can be changed by restating every now and then
that method X is bad. There are people who are do not care to
delve into the technical details. They will use the method without
looking into the caveats.
By most definitions, it is not spam when you wish to receive a
buddy's message. I guess you are saying that you are not happy with
all of their messages. There is no protocol that can determine what
makes you happy. :^)
No, I was saying that accounts get compromised. I thought that RFC
5514 would be able to determine what makes me happy. :-)
Regards,
-sm