I maintain a continued interest in Internet standards and related work. Below you will find some of my related work in this area.
(Additional information specific to my anti-spam work can be found on this page, cybersecurity stuff can be found here)
Standards I have authored or co-authored:
- “A Method for Web Security Policies” aka “security.txt”; IETF; RFC 9116; more info here and here
- “The application/sql Media Type”; IETF; RFC 6922; April 2013
- (AS EDITOR): “Overview of Best Email DNS-Based List (DNSBL) Operational Practices”; IETF; [I edited some of the early drafts]; RFC 6471; January 2012
- “An Extensible Format for Email Feedback Reports”; RFC 5965; IETF; August 2010
- “Common Format and MIME Type for Comma-Separated Values (CSV) Files”; IETF; RFC 4180; October 2005
Groups I participated in:
- CSV on the Web WG; W3C; Invited Expert; 2014-2015
- Messaging Abuse Reporting Format (marf); IETF; 2009-2012
- MTA Authorization Records in DNS (marid); IETF; 2004
- Anti-Spam Research Group (ASRG); IRTF; Co-Chair; 2001-2003
Non-published work related to standards:
- Internet-Draft: “Distributed Black/White Lists”, With Andy Newton; IETF Individual Submission; February 2005 (EXPIRED)
- Internet Draft: “Role of the IETF in the Fight against the Spam Problem”, Anti-Spam Research Group / IRTF; March 13, 2004 (UNPUBLISHED)
- Internet Draft: “Some of the Causes of the Spam Problem and Comparisons to Other Messaging Systems”, Anti-Spam Research Group / IRTF; January 20, 2004 (UNPUBLISHED)
- “Consent Framework for Fighting Spam”, Anti-Spam Research Group / IRTF; October 31st, 2003 (HISTORICAL)
- Internet Draft: “Challenge / Response Interworking (CRI) Framework for Challenge / Response Email Systems”, with Eric Dean; Anti-Spam Research Group / IRTF; September 23, 2003 (EXPIRED)
- “Intellectual Property Rights in Anti-Spam Technologies”, Anti-Spam Research Group / IRTF; July 8th, 2003 (HISTORICAL)