[93464] in North American Network Operators' Group
Request for comments on MAAWG Email =?windows-1252?Q?Senders=92_?=
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Dave Crocker)
Mon Nov 20 18:56:42 2006
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 15:55:35 -0800
From: Dave Crocker <dhc2@dcrocker.net>
Reply-To: dcrocker@bbiw.net
To: nanog@merit.edu
X-Songbird-From: dhc2@dcrocker.net
Errors-To: owner-nanog@merit.edu
Folks,
Howdy.
I am writing to you on behalf of the Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group
<http://maawg.org>. The purpose of this note is to solicit Nanog partici=
pant's=20
comments on our recent, draft Email Senders=92 Best Communications Practi=
ces=20
document, prior to its official release. The draft is located at
<http://www.maawg.org/about/MAAWG_Senders_BCP>.
We want to revise the draft, based on insights from a broad range of inte=
rested
and knowledgeable parties. We also are interested in exploring the docum=
ent=92s
being co-sponsored under the auspices of MAAWG and RIPE.
If you were not aware of MAAWG, the group=92s focus is on preserving elec=
tronic
messaging from online exploits and abuse, with the goal of enhancing user=
trust
and confidence, while ensuring the deliverability of legitimate messages.=
The
Senders BCP effort is one of the initiatives that MAAWG is pursuing, to r=
educe
messaging abuse while enabling legitimate messages to obtain unimpeded de=
livery.
MAAWG membership is diverse and the referenced content reflects the persp=
ectives
of both leading email senders and receivers. We believe that conformance =
with
the Senders BCP will improve deliverability for legitimate messages, yet =
lay a
substantial foundation for successful dispute resolution. We believe thi=
s
document reflects a global perspective on successful messaging and welcom=
e any
insights that can further detail or delineate best practices for bulk sen=
ders.
At your convenience, but prior to our comments deadline of 12/22/06, plea=
se
provide specific edits and comments about the BCP to: senderbcp@maawg.org=
=2E
Thank you for your consideration of this important effort. I look forwar=
d to
your feedback.
/d
ps. You will no doubt guess that the above is a standardized letter. We=
wanted
to give a consistent message to those we are soliciting for comment. On
reflection, I note that a) it is unsolicited, b) it is being sent in bulk=
, and
c) it requests readers to take action. With any luck, it won't be classe=
d as
spam, and the reason will be more than "Dave is a good guy" or the like. =
But I
do find myself wondering about boundary conditions...
--=20
Dave Crocker
Brandenburg InternetWorking
bbiw.net
