Re: [gnso-ff-pdp-may08] Crafting a solution for fast flux

[Marc Perkel <marc@xxxxxxxxxx>]

OK Joe,

If I'm not jumping into the solution side to fast, what do you think is 
the best solution?
Joe St Sauver wrote:
> #There appears to be more and more evidence that there are legit uses for 
> #fast flux which makes me wonder what we should do about it. I should ask 
> #this question.
> #
> #If there are legit uses for fast flux, especially relating to free 
> #speech, then should we work to block it?
> If fastflux is widely associated with hacked systems, distribution of
> illegal products and services, costs diverse constituencies substantial
> losses and is ONLY able to be controlled with the cooperation of 
> the registrar community, how could we consider NOT working to block it?
> #It also supports some of the suggestions I've put forth. That we craft a 
> #policy to make more information available through DNS to help others 
> #detect fast flux. 
>
> Information availability is helpful, and can be a component of a multi-
> pronged approach, but improved information availability will not be 
> sufficient to effectively combat fastflux (any more than things like 
> DNS block lists are enough to effectively combat spam, or anti-phishing
> lists are enough to effectively eliminate phishing, or signature based 
> antivirus products are enough to render malware ineffective)
> #Then others, like myself and other spam filtering 
> #systems, can use this information to help determine if email is spam or 
> #free speech. The idea being that if a domain is fast fluxing AND it 
> #wants you to give up your bank account information, that's not free 
> #speech, that fraud.
> Phishing is only one of many possible ills closely tied to fastflux.
>
> #I don't think ICANN policy itself is going to stop fraud. However if 
> #Whois information is provided through DNS information servers then it 
> #can help others stop fraud.
> It depends on what the policy is, and how aggressively it gets enforced.
>
> Regards,
>
> Joe
>
> Disclaimer: all opinions strictly my own.
>
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