[ARIN-Suggestions] Suggestion 2018.11 is now closed

[ARIN]

A new response from ARIN has been posted for ACSP Suggestion 2018.11: Prohibit Attachments on PPML, and this suggestion is now closed. You may find the original suggestion and the response from ARIN below. 

Regards, 

American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) 

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ACSP Suggestion 2018.11: Prohibit Attachments on PPML
https://www.arin.net/participate/community/acsp/suggestions/2018/2018-11/

Author: William Herrin   

Description: Prohibit attachments on ARIN public mailing lists, including PPML.

Value to Community: Prevents abusive behavior.

Status: Closed


ARIN Response:

Thank you for your suggestion, numbered 2018.11 upon confirmed receipt, asking that ARIN prohibit attachments on our public mailing lists. This suggestion was referred to a consultation conducted in May 2018 with inconclusive results. It was recently reviewed in an internal audit and while we acknowledge the possibility of abusive behavior, we have not seen this issue occur in the period since your suggestion submission. There are also several legitimate reasons why attachments are used on ARIN’s public mailing lists, particularly in cases where staff need to report data related to questions from community members.

Any future event where an attachment is used to abuse mailing list subscribers would be immediately referred to ARIN’s Mailing List Acceptable Use Policy Committee for review and to propose a course of action. We encourage all subscribers to engage in best email security practices, but because there are legitimate reasons to allow attachments to messages sent to ARIN mailing lists, we will not be removing that functionality at this time.

This suggestion is now closed. Thank you for participating in ARIN’s Consultation and Suggestion Process.

Regards,
American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)