Re: Roster of members ...

On Wed, 18 Feb 2004 14:14:02 -0500, Yakov Shafranovich wrote:
> However, the idea of having a standard protocol and format to
> obtain reputation and blacklist information to be used inside a
> filter is certaintly within the scope of this list. If we can
> determine that such standard is needed, and somehow deal with the
> human issue described above, that would be pretty cool!

Well my very initial idea was actually to come up with some sort of peer
distribution system that would allow various parties to exchange filtering
data and query the network when someone comes across a message that they do
not know about. I came to the conclusion that such was a bit of a mammoth task
and getting people to take up something like that would be difficult aswell.

So, I took a step back and though of how you could possibly get there. First
step, get a distribution system going for existing services that are being
used. Then you can extend the usage of that system for further means.

Thanks for the pointer to the main list, I've got a fair amount of work going
at the moment so haven't had the chance to look at archives, I should probably
subscribe over there aswell.

Regards,
Colin.