Re: [Asrg] Adding a spam button to MUAs

Alessandro Vesely <vesely@tana.it> Wed, 27 January 2010 15:43 UTC

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On 27/Jan/10 15:59, Ian Eiloart wrote:
> --On 27 January 2010 07:47:27 -0500 Rich Kulawiec <rsk@gsp.org> wrote:
>> [1] It might not be unreasonable to permit them the privilege of flagging
>> something for review by someone equipped with appropriate expertise,
>> although that has privacy implications that I'm not entirely comfortable
>> with.
>
> Well, flagging is all we're talking about. The review mechanism could be
> at least partially automated. You're right to flag privacy as an issue,
> but it's already an issue given that there are already widely deployed
> mechanisms for end users to flag mail as junk.

TIS buttons should clearly convey this point: the message being 
flagged and _disclosed_ is perceived as abusive and unwanted, the 
sender is unknown to the recipient/reporter, and he or she delegates 
the community at large to take whatever action they may deem 
appropriate. No privacy issues beyond that point, except for possibly 
redacting the reporter's address.

> What this thread is about is the creation of standards to support those
> implementations, if I remember well.

Yes, but considerations on how to further route and munch those 
complaints are also interesting.