- M3AAWG Messaging playlist on YouTube
- Selected Training Videos (also available on www.youtube.com/maawg)
- Selected Keynote Videos (also available on www.youtube.com/maawg)
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Below are the M3AAWG published materials related to our messaging anti-abuse work. There is also a Messaging video playlist on our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/maawg and there are a few selected videos on our website in the Training Videos and Keynotes Videos sections under the Meetings menu tab.
Best Practices
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February 17, 2019
M3AAWG Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) Flowspec Best Practices
Flow Specification (Flowspec) is a new type of Network Layer Reachability Information (NLRI) for the BGP routing protocol. It was originally developed to help mitigate DDoS attacks but its use has expanded to numerous other applications.
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January 01, 2019
M3AAWG Position on Email Appending, Version 1.0.1
In marketing terms, “appending” – also known as "e-appending" or "e-pending" – is the practice of taking demographic information known (or assumed) to be related to a particular customer and matching it with other data. It is the position of M3AAWG that this is an abusive messaging practice. The January 2019 Version 1.0.1 is updated to include the European Union's GDPR and CASL.
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December 20, 2018
M3AAWG Best Current Practices for Reporting Phishing URLs
Phishing continues to be a significant problem for hosting companies, mailbox providers, brand owners and, of course, for every internet user. This document iinforms all of these groups on the best current practices for reporting phishing URLs.
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June 01, 2018
A M3AAWG Introduction to Addressing Malicious Domain Registrations
This document focuses on defining malicious domain names and provides a non-exhaustive list of possible actions that can be taken to address them.
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May 01, 2018
M3AAWG Recommendations: Methods for Sharing Dynamic IP Address Space Information with Others-Updated May 2018 (2008)
Although M3AAWG recommends blocking outbound port 25 traffic as the best option for controlling the flow of unwanted email traffic from an ISP’s customer space, such blocks may not always be possible, either for the short or long term. This document offers some alternatives for these ISPs by describing methods they can use to share their dynamic space information with others and allow remote sites to reject inbound mail traffic from dynamic address space.
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Public Policy Comments
March 09, 2018
M3AAWG Comments on Proposed Interim Calzone Model for Compliance with ICANN Agreements and Policies in Relation to the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation
M3AAWG provided comments on the proposed interim Calzone Model for ICANN agreements' compliance with the European Union's GDPR.
January 26, 2018
Proposed Interim Models for Compliance with ICANN Agreements and Policies in Relation to the EU's GDPR
M3AAWG provided comments on the ICANN report. The filed comments also are available on the ICANN website at https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/gdpr-legal-analysis-2017-11-17-en
January 10, 2018
Comments on The Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice Review Team–New Sections Draft Report of Recommendations
M3AAWG provided input on the new sections added to the draft ICANN report. The comments can also be found on the ICANN site at http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/comments-cct-recs-27nov17/attachments/20180107/9b99c6d2/M3AAWG-ICANN-CCT-NewSections-2018-01-0001.pdf
August 30, 2017
M3AAWG Comments to FTC on CAN SPAM 2017
M3AAWG submitted these comments in response to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's request for comments on 16 CFR Part 316 of the CAN-SPAM Rule. The comments can be viewed on the FTC site at https://www.ftc.gov/policy/public-comments/2017/08/30/comment-87
August 27, 2017
M3AAWG Comments on Restoring Internet Freedom
M3AAWG responded to the Federal Communications Commission's May 2017 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) relating to net neturality that was titled Restoring Internet Freedom. Our comments can also be found on the FCC site at https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filing/1082812398671.
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M3AAWG Reports
M3AAWG Email Metrics Report
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DM3Z Blog
Updates and Commentary from the Messaging, Malware and Mobile Anti-Abuse Working Group
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News
News Releases
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March 28, 2018
Industry Anti-Spammer Pioneer Dave Rand Receives Lifetime Achievement 2018 M3AAWG Litynski Award
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February 19, 2018
M3AAWG Commends U.S. Homeland Security for Adopting Online Anti-Abuse Technologies to Protect Users; DHS Chief Cybersecurity Official Keynotes M3AAWG Meeting
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November 29, 2017
M3AAWG Recommends Adding New Email Header to Mitigate List Bomb Attacks from Subscription Sign-Up Forms
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Articles About M3AAWG
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November 13, 2017
Hackers Shut Down ProPublica’s Email For a Day. Here’s How to Stop Attacks Like That.
ProPublica's Julia Angwin augments her earlier "list bomb" article with information on what can be done to prevent these attacks.
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November 09, 2017
How Journalists Fought Back Against Crippling Email Bombs
ProPublica journalist Julia Angwin describes how she and colleages were "list bombed" and talks about the growing problem, including a preventive strategy developed by M3AAWG.
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