Re: [apps-discuss] Call for Adoption: draft-ordogh-spam-reporting-using-imap

[Dave Crocker <[e-mail]>]

On 5/12/2012 6:30 AM, Cyrus Daboo wrote:
> Hi Patrik,
>
> --On May 12, 2012 7:17:01 AM +0200 Patrik Fältström <[e-mail]> wrote:
>
>>> I'd think that all we really need is a way for an IMAP client to set
>>> or unset a flag or status bit on a message saying that the user
>>> considers it to be spam, and the usual IMAP stuff to tell clients that
>>> the flag is available.
...
>> "Just" agree on a flag being "spam" and let clients and servers innovate
>> and be clever.
>
> We already have $Junk and $NotJunk keywords registered:
> <http://www.iana.org/assignments/imap-keywords/imap-keywords.xml>.
> Perhaps a more formal definition of those would help.


In IETF work-management terms, I think this pattern of postings 
translates into:

1. The topic is worthy of a specification effort

2. The current draft probably will need substantial change.

+1.  FWIW, I agree with both points.

A user-level "this is spam" button is quite common in the industry. 
Having IMAP support an equivalent capability seems only reasonable.

As always, I prefer a minimum increment to the existing service, as long 
as the increment can do the required job well enough.

d/


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  Dave Crocker
  Brandenburg InternetWorking
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