"Keith Moore" is the author and co-author of several

Internet Engineering Task Force/IETF

Request for comments/RFCs related to the MIME

and SMTP protocols for electronic mail, among others:

*RFC 1870, defining a mechanism to allow SMTP clients and servers to avoid transferring messages so large that they will be rejected;

*RFC 2017, defining a (rarely implemented) means to allow MIME messages to contain attachments whose actual contents are referenced by a Uniform Resource Locator/URL;

*RFC 2047 amended by RFC 2231, defining a mechanism to allow non-ASCII characters to be encoded in text portions of a message header (but not in email addresses);

*RFC 3461 obsoleting RFC 1891,

*RFC 3463 obsoleting RFC 1893,

*RFC 3464 obsoleting RFC 1894, which together define a standard mechanism for reporting of delivery failures or successes in Internet email; and

*RFC 3834, standards for processes that automatically respond to electronic mail.

He has also written or co-written RFCs on other topics, including

*RFC 2964, Use of HTTP State Management (recommending constraints on the use of "HTTP Cookie/cookies" to address privacy concerns);

*RFC 3205, On the use of HTTP as a Substrate (discussing the use of HTTP as a layer underneath other protocols); and

More Keith Moore on Wikipedia.

The problem is when an unauthorized third party, such as an ISP, puts an interception proxy between its dial-up customers and the 'Net,' ... They're imposing themselves between the [end user] and the content provider - two parties that expect integrity of communications.

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The proposed OPES charter has since been modified to clarify that the parties that modify content do require explicit authorization. However, there are still indications that some OPES proponents are wanting to standardize an interface [by] which unauthorized modifications can be made.

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It is extremely easy to go back, haul the boat out of the water and ship it back to the factory if we need to, which is something that wasn't around in Asia before this.

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There's a lot of support for 6to4, ... It's a breakthrough because it deals with the tough nut of the ISPs. It gets around the fact that the core of the 'Net is not going to update to IPv6 for some time.

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In Cuenca, Ecuador's third largest city, bus transportation is a vital lifeline for many of its citizens. The municipalities in Ecuador are proactive in their deployment of new technologies that enhance core services. The selection of Panther Trak as the GPS device of choice is further evidence of the market acceptance of our technology and we anticipate additional orders for similar uses.

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The IMPP work was already very important. The recent AOL action might reinforce public perception that a standard is needed, but I think the public already realized this.

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The problem with the OPES group was that it appeared to be developing a mechanism to make it easy for unauthorized third parties to modify content in transit -- say by ISPs to insert advertisements.

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I ran out of medication, and I couldn't see my doctor.

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I raised this objection to make a point, ... Interception proxies increase the complexity of the Internet and cause more problems than they solve. This is not something that we want to encourage.

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