Re: Accreditation NON-Proposal

[John Leslie <john@xxxxxxx>]

Gordon Fecyk <gordonf@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> From: Hallam-Baker, Phillip [mailto:pbaker@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
>  
>> 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@xxxxxxx>