[afrinic-anti-spam-discuss] step0

[Frank Habicht]

On 6/11/2007 12:28 PM, Ernest Byaruhanga (AfriNIC) wrote:
> Hi RH,
>
>> (step1 will be to decide to stay discussing on the list or to move on
>> SIG/WG)
>
> even if the forum advances to become a WG, the list remains in place
> for online discussions.
>
> We may have to agree on the following:
>
> - are we tackling the spam problem from a technical/engineering or
>   non-technical engineering approach?
>
> - since spam has been a wide topic of discussion, are we mainly looking
>   at the african perspective to spam? What exactly? 419 scams? fishing?
>   why?
>
> - should we task ourselves to develop some kind of 'best practices' for
>   our community w.r.t spam? is this something that is necessary, and in
>   which case, we have a mandate to do?
>
> any other ideas welcome.
>
> rgds
> eb 

Hello all,

I personally would be more interested in the technical aspects than the
non-technical ones.
But I don't see many unique African issues here.
Maybe we could filter/evaluate all papers, initiatives, BCPs available.
And then I believe once we have some picture what's "best" we have a 
big job of advertising that and sensitizing operators.
Just my 2 shillings...
PS: personally I believe there's a solution (not final though)  with and
despite SMTP....

Frank