[anti-abuse-wg] Working Group Charter

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On Saturday, May 10, 2014, Dave Crocker <dhc at dcrocker.net> wrote:

> On 5/10/2014 9:18 AM, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote:
> > That is a hair that need not be split.
> >
> > The meaning and intent are perfectly clear.
> >
> > And the meaning of abuse is varied enough, and ever changing, that it
> > would not be wise to get bogged down in definitions.
>
>
> Perhaps small re-wordings, to capture the above, without (intending to)
> change the substance of the existing charter:
>
>
>
>    Draft revision of <http://www.ripe.net/ripe/groups/wg/anti-abuse>
>
>
> As the Internet has evolved, so has the scope and scale of network
> abuse.  Unsolicited bulk email (spam) is often merely a symptom of
> deeper abuse such as viruses or botnets.  Consequently the Anti-Spam
> Working Group has a wide scope, to include all relevant kinds of abuse.
>
> The technical details of spam and other abuse constantly vary, in terms
> of application channel and technique.  Channel examples include SMTP,
> SIP, XMPP and HTTP.  Examples of techniques range from buffer overrun to
> social engineering.
>
>     Within scope are all systems and mechanisms, both technical and
> non-technical, that are used to create, control and make money from such
> abuse.
>
>     Outside of scope are areas such as cybersquatting or hosting illegal
> content.
>
> The working group considers both technical and non-technical aspects of
> abuse, with the following goals:
>
>     Produce and continue to update a BCP (Best Common Practice) document
> for ISPs similar in nature to RIPE-409 but covering a wider range of
> possible abusive behaviours.
>
>     Provide advice (beyond that of the BCP) to relevant parties within
> the RIPE region such as ISPs, Governments and Law Enforcement Agencies
> on strategic and operational matters.
>
>     Discuss and disseminate information on technical and non-technical
> methods of preventing or reducing network abuse.
>
>
>
>
> --
> Dave Crocker
> Brandenburg InternetWorking
> bbiw.net
>
>

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