[ga] China Bans Running Your Own Email Server

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

All former DNSO GA members or other interested stakeholders/users,

 One might wonder if Google, now owned by a Chinese company
had any influence in China taking this position given vinton Cerfs
well known attitude in this direction...  Could this also be further
evidence of COI in respect to ICANN and Vint?

"Under the guise of banning spam, China has ruled that
[0]running your own e-mail server has been banned, unless you have a
license. To qualify for such a license, an 'e-mail service provider'
must
abide by some chilling rules: all e-mail must be stored for two months,
and e-mail with discussing vaguely defined subject as network security
or
information security may not be transmitted. While the rules contains
all
the good measures we would all like to see to combat spam, such as
prohibiting open relays and outlawing zombie network, the law is also
geared toward controlling free speech. From the article: 'I believe that

the intent to have an antispam regulation was a good one ...
Unfortunately, it seems like during the policy formulation process, it
got hijacked and went to one extreme.'"

See:  http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2154063/china-outlaws-outlook

Regards,



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