Re: [Asrg] Propposed additions and changes for draft-irtf-asrg-requirements

["Mark E. Mallett" <mem@mv.mv.com>]

On Fri, Nov 14, 2003 at 11:36:45AM -0500, Eric S. Raymond wrote:
> --- draft-irtf-asrg-requirements-00.txt	2003/11/14 14:57:05	1.1
> +++ draft-irtf-asrg-requirements-00.txt	2003/11/14 16:36:28

Very nice stuff.  A couple comments and minor nits..


>  1.3.7     Consent Based Communications (RCD)
>  
> +A consent-based communications system is one in which receivers may
> +set and enforce a policy on what communications they wish to have
> +sent to them in order not to be overwhelmed by unsolicited and unwelcome
> +commmunications.  The premise of consent-based systems is that the
> +user may withdraw consent, at which point senders have an affirmative
> +duty to respect the user's wishes and the system may enforce upon
> +them an inability to send to that user.

I would worry that that text could be read differently depending on
one's frame of mind.  It could be read as a justification for opt-out
spam.  Perhaps change "wish to have sent" to "allow to have sent"; and
mention something about the default consent state (i.e., the default is
"non-consent").  Otherwise it looks like later withdrawal is the
default.  I realize that the following paragraph does address that a
little, but the above appears to give a complete definition of the
"premise of consent-based systems" as one in which the user can withdraw
consent.  Perhaps "A premise" or "Part of.."

> +
> +An individual consent-bassed communication is one for which the sender

based


> +1.3.37 Unsolicited Commercial E-Mail (RCD)
> +
> +Unsolicited bulk email is commercial email (whether bulk or not) for
> +which the sender does not have a prior indication of consent from the
> +targets. 

The text does not flow from the heading.  Seems like it should be
"Unsolicited Commercial E-Mail is email (whether bulk or not)"...


> +
> +1.3.38    Tumbler

Interesting term.


>  2.4.1     Rational:

Rationale


>   One of the most pernicious issues involving [spam] are related

is related

mm

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