Re: [ga] Spammers' Upend DNS

[Hugh Dierker <hdierker2204@xxxxxxxxx>]

Now Jeff correct me where I am wrong here;
 
Spam was not a problem at, before or during ICANNs formulation.
Spam was not considered within ICANNs initial contract with US DoC.
Initial and subsequent "Amendments" to ICANNs formation documents do not address spam.
Nowhere is there directly stated a mandate for ICANN to deal with spam.
The US has specific antispamming laws to be enforced by gov. agencies and courts.
All prgoressive states have legislated against spam.
Windows, Yahoo, Netscape, IE, etc. etc, all have anti-spam programs.
 
How is spam an ICANN problem? Other than they contract with the largest single source of spam originators.
 
Eric 

Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
All former DNSO GA members or other interested stakeholders/users,

"eWeek reports on the latest trick of spammers: getting around
DNS-based lookups. By registering a domain *after* the spam
goes out advertising it, they can get around blacklists.
However, that causes all sorts of problems for ISPs and anti-spam
services. Paul Judge, CTO at Ciphertrust, says "Even in large
enterprises, it's becoming very common to see a large spam load cripple
the DNS infrastructure.""

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1749328,00.asp
http://www.cc.gatech.edu/grads/j/Paul.Judge/


Well I seem to recall we discussed this very possibility some time
ago now. It seems to have come to pass... Did ICANN yet
again drop the ball? Seems so...

Regards,

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