[Asrg] New draft draft-irtf-asrg-bcp-blacklists-01.txt

[J D Falk]

Matthias Leisi wrote:

> * Large portions of this document apply equally to black- and
whitelist.
> Therefore it may make sense to enlarge the scope to explictly cover
> whitelists as well. The general notion of "DNS-Based Reputation
Systems"
> would profit even more if whitelists would be explicitly included.

Call it "DNS-Based Binary Reputation Systems," and I'd agree.  The full
range of reputation systems in use today is much too broad to fit into
DNS, or into this document.

> * 2.2.1 Listings SHOULD be temporary: IMO this section should be
dropped
> - - it describes a certain policy which may or may not fit the purpose
> of a particular DNSBL.

It fits most DNSBLs, though, as a best practice.

> * 2.2.3 Removals SHOULD be prompt: Similar to the item above,
> automated removals may or may not be a good idea. Considering an
> Spamhaus-SBL-type list, this SHOULD for automated removals does not
> make much sense.

Most DNSBLs aren't the Spamhaus SBL.  This is a best practice for just
about everything else.