The Anti-Spam Research Group's Plan for Spam

egoff writes "Speaking of standards, the ASRG, a member of the IETF, has a plan for "consent-based communications." Among the suggestions, according to Internet Week, are authentication services for falsified addresses, trusted senders, reputation systems (karma?), opt-out tools, best practices for challenge/response, and even a proposal for micropayments on unwanted mail. Instead of defining spam, the ASRG wants to provide administrators and users the tools necessary to avoid what they consider to be unwanted. One of the tools, Reverse MX, is expected to be in place in several months. It would allow the receiving mail server to query a domain to determine if the sending server is allowed to send on its behalf."

Comments

The Solution to Spam Is Obvious

[Ignorant Aardvark]

We already know who some of the spammers are. Heck, some of them have admitted it! What we need is good old-fashioned mob justice. If we all have a hand in the lynching, how are the coppers supposed to know who exactly did the killing? I suggest that we rename Saturday Spamurday. Every Spamurday we all mob the home of a spammer and lynch them in a very public manner. Soon, the spam should start dropping off, because who would dare risk their lives to mob justice to make a few bucks selling penis enlargers?

Re:RMX is designed to take care of that

[dzym]

So the onus is upon the individual domain owners who would not wish people to spoof using their domains?

Sounds like adoption rates will be high and this plan will take off like a rocket.

Re:Cooperate and I'll Read

[ryanvm]

I don't want emails about printer toner, or bigger schlongs.

I thought I was getting 50 spam messages a day before I found out that it was just my wife trying to get me a bigger dingus.

Erm...

[aaaurgh]

"the ASRG wants to provide administrators and users the tools necessary"

Are they going to e-mail everyone with an offer to sign up? Oops! ;-)