Re: Recommendations for Automatic Responses to Electronic Mail - <draft-moore-auto-email-response-04.txt>

[Yakov Shafranovich <research@solidmatrix.com>]

ned.freed@mrochek.com wrote:
> > Hello,
>
>
> > I co-chair the Anti-Spam Research Group (ASRG) of the IRTF
> > [www.irtf.org/asrg/]. We have a BCP area within the group which is
> > working on similar issues to the ones mentioned in this draft.
>
>
> I just re-read your charter, and I have to say I think it is a bit of a 
> stretch
> to claim it covers the range of issues pertaining to correct operation of
> autoresponders this draft deals with.

I reread the charter again and you are correct. Since we now do have a 
BCP area, we will look at updating the charter. However, this draft does 
deal with some spam issues as well and is relevant in some aspects to 
our group.

> > I wanted
> > to ask the IESG if the move to "Proposed Standard" can be delayed while
> > we evaluate this draft in our group.
>
>
> First, I note that this document has been under discussion for about six 
> months
> now, mostly on the ietf-822 list. I also note that this was pointed out 
> on the
> ASRG list about six weeks back.

> I finally note that this document is currently in 4 week last call. 
> Surely this
> provides sufficient time for interested parties, both in your group as 
> well as
> outside, to review and comment on it.
>
> In any case, absent some more specific concern or concerns being given I 
> see no
> reason to delay IESG consideration of the document once the last call has
> expired.

The daily volume on the ASRG list is extremely high which is why we 
recently formed a dedicated BCP sublist which is low volume and has 
private membership. This sub-group is currently reviewing the draft and 
will submit specific comments to both the IESG and the author before the 
deadline for last call (which I assume is October 31st).

Yakov