The Anti-Spam Research Group (ASRG) was a research group started within the

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(IRTF), where its charter concluded on 18 March 2013. It is still a reference and a melting pot for anti-spam research and theorization. In particular, the wiki lives on. Dedicated to research into curbing spam on an Internet-wide level, it consists of a mailing list to coordinate work and a small web site with a wiki. As with other IRTF groups, the ASRG contributed to the

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(IETF) process with drafts, documents, and assistance in the creation of new

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s. One IETF group spun off from the ASRG is

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. The ASRG is sporadically active, as little evolves in the anti-spam landscape, with most activity happening on the mailing list. In 2008 the ASRG worked on Internet Drafts about

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s, in 2010 on the standardization of Feedback loop (email).

Chairs of the ASRG

John R. Levine John R. Levine is an Internet author and consultant specializing in email infrastructure, spam filtering, and software patents. He chaired the Anti-Spam Research Group (Anti-Spam Research Group, ASRG) of the Internet Research Task Force (IRTF) ...

of Taughannock Networks (2003–2013) * Yakov Shafranovich of SolidMatrix Technologies (2003 - 2004) *

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of Ciphertrust, Inc. (2003)

References

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External links

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