FTC To Issue Report On Do-Not-Email Registry

[JohnG]

For those interested, the FTC will be holding a press conference at noon on Tuesday, June 15 at which time it will issue the results of its feasibility study into a National Do Not Email Registry.

http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2004/06/dnema.htm

John Glube
Toronto, Canada

[netsavvy]

Is this applicable world wide or stands out only in USA ?

[JohnG]

Originally Posted by netsavvy

Is this applicable world wide or stands out only in USA ?

The report which the FTC is going to release later today (it's Tuesday now in North America) was mandated by Congress under section 9 of the CAN SPAM Act of 2003.

The report will likely not recommend a do not email registry, but may recommend a domain wide do not email registry system.

(For more on this read Footnote 5 in the article Who Pays And How To Survive The Email Transition.)

Whether foreign residents can register their domains is a separate question. We shall have to wait and see what the report has to say, although likely not, without some form of formal treaty between say the US and India.

If implemented, just as the Act applies to foreign residents who wish to send email to US consumers, so to would the registry.

John Glube
Toronto, Canada

[netsavvy]

Thank you so much John

[JohnG]

You are more than welcome, netsavvy.

Of course Tuesday was the big day. The FTC issued its report on the feasibility of a Do Not Email Registry. In essence, the FTC's study concludes a registry system is not feasible without first fixing an existing flaw in the email delivery method which allows senders to remain anonymous and allows for spoofing and phishing.

In response, the FTC advocates the establishment of an authentication standard. The Commission the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) is presently reviewing various proposals, with the objective of developing a protocol by August.

The Commission plans to hold a two summit in the fall to address the whole issue of sender authentication, reputation and accreditation.

Based on information received, the Commission believes (and I agree with this conclusion) that implementation of sender authentication will greatly assist service providers and law enforcement in dealing with abusive email practices.

(Estimates are that sender authentication would reduce spam levels by any where from between 30 to 50%.)

People need to understand sender authentication is not a panacea. A single authentication standard needs to be developed which is workable and can be easily implemented.

With sender authentication, the next step is implementing systems allowing for rating senders through the use of classification or accreditation services.

Why is this necessary? So that service providers can apply a sender's rating or accreditation standard to determine whether email sent by a particular sender needs to be further filtered.

All of this is presently being worked on in the United States and will have a significant impact on the rest of the 'Net.

For those who are interested, you can upload a copy of the report from this page. To gain a full understanding of the situation, you will also want to read Who Pays And How To Survive The Email Transition.

Trusting this is helpful.

John Glube
Toronto, Canada

[netsavvy]

Thanks John :wink: the info was very usefull being a business analyst these are the things which i keep updating myself

[JohnG]

Netsavvy, glad to read the information was of value.

John

P.S. If you know of others who can use the information, please feel free to pass on the relevant links. (Hey, nothing ventured, nothing gained.)

John Glube
Toronto, Canada

[netsavvy]

i'll do that :wink: