Lazy network operators

Sun Apr 11 02:56:05 UTC 2004

On Sun, 11 Apr 2004, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote:
> NTL peers at Linx, right?  I'm sure somebody's mentioned
> http://www.linx.net/noncore/bcp/ube-bcp.html to them?

Should anonymous use of the Internet be eliminated so all forms
of abuse can be tracked and dealt with?

  Exception
  An exception to sections (2) and (3) arises in the case of a system run
  to deliberately hide the source of email - often called an "anon
  server". "Anon servers" are used to preserve anonymity where, for
  example, someone seeks help from a group supporting victims of abuse or
  wishes to express political views in a country that may punish dissent.

  ISPs or their customers MAY run anon servers where this is explicitly
  intended to be the function of the service being provided. They MUST NOT
  allow their standard service to provide anonymity by failing to comply
  with this BCP.

  However an anon server SHOULD NOT be capable of 'amplification' of email
  by expanding address lists and SHOULD have limiting mechanisms to
  ensure that the volume of email passing through the server cannot be
  unusually high without explicit system owner knowledge.