Re: SPF adoptees

Hello,

On Sun, 12 Sep 2004, Anne P. Mitchell, Esq. wrote:

> > > IADB is *not* a whtielist.
> > > It's a "here is information about the senders' policies and practices."
> > > list.
> > >
> > > If their policies include all of their mail being confirmed opt-in, it
> > > tells you that. If their mail is pure opt-out it tells you that too.
> > But the problem is that if you simply report what they tell you to, there
> > is no real value in it as anti-spam measure (Ritcher also says he runs
> > opt-in lists - year right, as if I can believe him!) unless you're also
> > willing to put your own company's reputation on the line that the info is
> > correct and allow others to report its not (and then do investigations
> > and take those who lied out of your list, preferably informing public of
> > who was taken off as well).
> Sigh.
>
> From the very first paragraph of the page at http://www.isipp.com/iadb.php:
>
> "The ISIPP Accreditation Database (IADB) is a DNS list of the domains and/or 
> IP addresses of senders who either a) meet ISIPP's criteria as determined by 
> background, reference, and other checks ("non-vouched listings"), or b) are 
> personally known to ISIPP to meet the criteria and to be good Internet 
> mailing citizens, and for whom we will thus vouch ("vouched listings")."
> Anne
Several months ago I look into what was entailed into getting listed in 
ISIPP Accreditation database, IADB.
My first thought of ISIPP and the like was maybe they are some 
fly-by-night outfit.
Reading their web pages, what they have done and do, what they 
foster and seeing they are activly involved in anti-spam issues, I 
concluded that they are supplying a viable service.
After filing out their form I thought to myself.. ok done deal.. lets see
if they just take my word for the information I supplied.

Within an hour I received an email asking some very pointed questions. 
Again thinking to myself.. hmmm.. they looked at areas I never mentioned 
nor was asked. Including but not limited to my participation in anti-spam 
forums, web page information, etc, etc...
They raised some valid concerns and I needed to clarify the issues of 
theirs for further consideration.
Based upon the areas they looked into without being told of them I 
concluded they do alot more behind the scene investigation than meets the 
eye.
Anyone who is questioning ISIPP and the validity of being added into or 
removed from the IADB.. I suggest not to make assumptions.  Read their 
T&C's, what they  do in the anti-spam arena and to give some thought on 
what they might do behind the scene to validate ones claim and the 
consequences of violating their T&C's.
Thanks,

Michael...