[anti-abuse-wg] Working Group Charter

Michele,

There is, or there is, bar really the paragraph we're still discussing.

I'd like to thank both Sascha and Dave for their text so far:

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.

     While areas such as cybersquatting or hosting illegal content are 
not seen as a central part of the working group's remit, they are 
unquestionably bound up in other aspects of network abuse and, as such, 
may be areas of interest.

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.

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The core of the discussion at this point is over:

"While areas such as cybersquatting or hosting illegal content are not 
seen as a central part of the working group's remit, they are 
unquestionably bound up in other aspects of network abuse and, as such, 
may be areas of interest."

Brian

Michele Neylon - Blacknight wrote the following on 30/05/2014 12:07:
> Brian
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> Is there a proposed updated text incorporating the feedback so far?
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> Regards
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> Michele
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