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By: Roaring Penguin Software Roaring Penguin Software supports open protocols to allow interoperability between Real Time block lists. Open Standards have made the Internet the powerful network that it is today. They have benefited both users and developers over the long run and prevent the constant reinvention of the wheel. The following event types are defined for IPv4 and IPv6 events: 1. GREYLISTED: 2. UNGREYLISTED: 3. AUTO-SPAM: 4. HAND-SPAM: 5. AUTO-HAM: 6. HAND-HAM: 7. VALID-RECIPIENT: 8. INVALID-RECIPIENT: 9. VIRUS: 10 - 255. FUTURE: Added in Version 2 of the Internet Draft o An Extensible Report format consisting of tagged subreports. o IP address reports can include a count byte to compress repeated events. o A mechanism to report back software name and version. o A mechanism for vendor-specific subreport formats. The draft proposal can be viewed at: http://www.mimedefang.org/ Among other things the IETFs mission includes identifying, and proposing solutions to technical problems in the Internet and specifying the development or usage of protocols to solve such technical problems. The IETF makes recommendations to the Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG) regarding the standardization of protocols and protocol usage in the Internet. An Internet Draft is the first step in the development of an Internet Protocol. About the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) is an organized activity of the Internet Society (ISOC). ISOC is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1992 to provide leadership in Internet related standards, education, and policy. ISOC is supported by more than 90 organizational members and 26,000 individual members. # # # Roaring Penguin specializes in e-mail filtering, focusing on fighting spam at the mail server with their MIMEDefang & CanIt products. Roaring Penguin develops & supports its spam- & virus-fighting products for Webhosts, ISPs, campuses & enterprises. End
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