[51530] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Paul's Mailfrom (Was: IETF SMTP Working Group Proposal at
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Paul Vixie)
Thu Aug 29 11:52:50 2002
To: nanog@merit.edu
From: Paul Vixie <vixie@vix.com>
Date: 29 Aug 2002 15:52:26 +0000
In-Reply-To: <oydbs7mm7tl.fsf@bert.cs.rice.edu>
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> http://catless.ncl.ac.uk/Risks/22.19.html#subj7
> http://catless.ncl.ac.uk/Risks/22.21.html#subj4
>
> There must be a balance. Mistakes happen. How overzealous do you want
> ISP's to be be at shutting off spam sites or accounts? Some might
> consider the costs of mistakes acceptable, but are they the majority?
> Or a minority?
zeal must become the norm. there are too many legitimate sources of error
to make any loose assumptions about probable illegitimacy when faced with
a report. under a "high zeal" regime, errors will be made until training
and policy and toolworks all catches up to the need.
--
Paul Vixie
