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Some recent stories in the press have reported that the ASRG has endorsed particular anti-spam proposals. These reports are wrong. The ASRG is studying a wide range of possible anti-spam techniques, but we have not endorsed any of them and do not anticipate doing so in the foreseeable future.

Press inquiries about the ASRG's activities may be directed to press@asrg.sp.am.

The Anti-Spam Research Group (ASRG) investigates tools and techniques to mitigate the effects of spam. The focus of the ASRG is on technology solutions, although it may consider tools and techniques to aid the implementation of legal and other non-technical anti-spam measures. It also provides input for standardization efforts within the IETF. For more information, please read the ASRG charter.

ASRG is an Internet Research Task Force (IRTF) Research Group. The IRTF focuses on longer term research issues related to the Internet while the parallel organization, the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), focuses on the shorter term issues of engineering and standards making.

IRTF Research Groups guidelines and procedures are described in RFC 2014 (BCP 8).

John R. Levine (Taughannock Networks)

(ASRG chair's plenary presentation at IETF 60)