Several weeks ago, we removed some spam filtering rules from the IETF email lists because there were concerns that, in a few very specific circumstances, the rules were preventing legitimate mail from getting through. Unfortunately, the removal of those spam rules has resulted in a huge increase in spam sent to the lists, which has in turn greatly increased the burden for all list moderators. Because of this, we are planning to reinstitute two of those spam rules on Monday of next week. For the vast majority of you, this will not even be noticeable. However, if after Monday of next week you begin to experience difficulty when you try to send mail to the IETF -- either to the Secretariat or to a mailing list -- we have created a form that will enable you to report your problem (the form bypasses the spam filters). Once we know that you are experiencing difficulty, we can create an exception that will enable you to send email again. The form is accessible under the "IETF Secretariat" link from the home page, at the bottom of the Secretariat contact page under "To Report Problems." A direct link is here: http://www.ietf.org/contactform.html. If you are curious to know what spam rules we are reinstating on Monday, they are: Rule A. This rule insists that, when a machine makes a HELO greeting, and claims to be a certain machine, the name it claims exists in its appropriate zone file, as either an "A" or an "MX" record. Rule B. This rule does a reverse lookup on the client's IP address, and makes sure that we can identify it as being IN-REV'ed by someone. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns. Regards, Alexa ----------- Alexa Morris / Executive Director / IETF 48377 Fremont Blvd., Suite 117, Fremont, CA 94538 Phone: +1.510.492.4089 / Fax: +1.510.492.4001 Email: amorris@amsl.com Managed by Association Management Solutions (AMS) Forum Management, Meeting and Event Planning www.amsl.com <http://www.amsl.com/> _______________________________________________ IETF-Announce@ietf.org https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf-announce
