Internet Society of China (ISC)

1. Internet Society of China (ISC) ANTI-SPAM Activities of Internet Society of China Anting HU Anti-Spam Committee of ISC Geneva, 13 Dec 2006

2. Outline • 1. SPAM Comprehensive Control • 2. ISC’S Efforts • 3. Current situation in China • 4. the Anti-Spam Technology Platform

3. 1. SPAM Comprehensive control(1) No simple solution to stop spam • Spam problem is a complicated issue • There is not a simple solution to stop spam • A comprehensive framework is strictly required.

4. 1. SPAM Comprehensive control(2) Framework solution

5. 1. SPAM Comprehensive control(3) Key elements Key elements of a comprehensive framework: • Legistlation • Technology • Industrial self-discipline • Complaint • Training • International cooperation

6. Outline • 1. SPAM Comprehensive Control • 2. ISC’S Efforts • 3. Current situation in China • 4. the Anti-Spam Technology Platform

7. 2. ISC’s efforts (1) Standards & Criterion • Having publicized the Manual of Rejecting Spam for Internet Users • Having publicized the Anti-Spam criterion of ISC • Having publicized the Service Criterion for Public Email of ISC • Having assisted government to draw up the regulation Measures for the Administration of Internet E-Mail Service • Having submitted Anti-Spam general governing system scheme plan to ITU • Having organized law experts and established anti-Spam legislation research working group

8. 2. ISC’s efforts (2)Technology • Release the blacklist of bad IP adresses /domains and the list of websites which benefit from spam termly So far, ISC has released the blacklist for 8 times, which involving >1,700 IP Addresses/domains/websites. • Set up the Anti-Spam Technology Platform jointly with the biggest domestic ESPs, which is the 1st comprehensive technology platform in China and more details will be given later.

9. 2. ISC’s efforts (3)Organizing & Coordinating • Having hosted a series of seminars aimed at anti-spam practice • Summit on Anti-Spam, 2004/2005 • International top forum on Anti-Spam(Dec 1st 2006), many foreign experts from Microsoft, AOL, Spamhaus, APCAUSE, KISA, etc attended this meeting. Altogether nearly 400 people took part in it. • Having organizedThe Statistical Survey Report on the Spam Status in Chinafor 9 times

10. 2. ISC’s efforts (3)Organizing & Coordinating • Having organized provincial branches of ISC to close up such functions of email servers as “Open Relay” and “Open Proxy” all over the country. • Participating in international anti-spam activities actively and holding a series of local or international interchanges and cooperation on anti-spam legislation, applying of technology, and standard establishment.

11. 2. ISC’s efforts (4)Complaint • Hotline – special service telephone number Declare Spam Complaining Telephone Number (+86-10-12321), Complaining mail-box (abuse@anti-spam.cn); and Complaining website (www.anti-spam.cn); • Mailbox abuse@anti-spam.cn for nationwide netizens Each province also has its own hotline and mailbox such as 021-12321 and 021@anti-spam.cn of SHANGHAI

12. 2. ISC’s efforts (4)Complaint • Online - Webpage see http://net.anti-spam.cn/ • Plugin - Email client applications This plugin can operate well for such email client as Foxmail, MS Outlook, Outlook Express at present

13. 2. ISC’s efforts (5)Training & awareness • To train E-mail Server Administrators ISC offered an E-mail server administrator training with Qinghua University Another plan of training program for 1,000 email administrators in 30 provinces has launched. The 1st stop for email sever administrators was co-organized by ISC and its affiliated branches Internet Society of Jiangxi, Jiangsu, Fujian, Anhui, and Zhejiang Communications Administration in Jiangxi Province , With support from MII. About 40 administrators participated in this program.

14. 2. ISC’s efforts (5)Training & awareness • To raise the endusers’ awareness *distributed 1 million anti-Spam brochures *collected signatures of 200,000 users voluntarily resisted Spam *arranged training program on email service management in 30 provinces, cities and autonomous regions *recruited 20,000 volunteers for anti-Spam work *organized training for 1,000 email administrators

15. 2. ISC’s efforts (6)International Cooperation • Taking an active role in building mechanism of mutual trust, mechanism of communication and mechanism of coordination • Signing a MOU of anti-spam with IIA and four international companies including eBay, Microsoft, TimeWarner-AOL and Yahoo • Organizing the teleconference and roundtable meeting on anti-spam between Chinese and American internet business circle

16. 2. ISC’s efforts (6)International Cooperation • Building a communication channel with some international anti-spam organizations such as OECD, FTC, KISA,IIA and Spamhaus. • Attending some international conferences such as anti-spam seminar organized by ITU, international anti-spam forum organized by APCAUCE • Attending a multilateral cooperation “Seoul Melbourne anti- spam MOU”

17. Outline • 1. SPAM Comprehensive Control • 2. ISC’S Efforts • 3. Current situation in China • 4. the Anti-Spam Technology Platform

18. 3. Current situation(1) Source: SOPHOS According to SOPHOS’s investigation, in the past months of 2006, spam relaying rate in China was showing decreasing trend, specially in the third quarter of 2006.

19. 3. Current situation (2) Source: anti-spam centre of ISC According to the 9th Statistical Survey Report on the Spam Status in China, the spam proportion has descended from 61.99% of the 2nd quarter to 59.49% of the 3rd quarter.

20. 3. Current situation (3) but A little progress … But, there’s still a long long way to go …

21. Outline • 1. SPAM Comprehensive Control • 2. ISC’S Efforts • 3. Current situation in China • 4. the Anti-Spam Technology Platform

22. 4. Technology Platform(1)Brief introduction • Reporting and Handling System for Spam • ISC’S Blacklist: ISCBL all the Spam cases would be analyzed and could be queried by IP, domain, spammer’s phone number leaving in the mail body; all these stat. would be the important evidence to issue the IP/domain RBL periodically, or to punish the spammers according to the anti-Spam regulation by MII; • Whitelist it would also establish a white list of mail servers including most of the biggest ISP/ESPs in China, through which they can trust in each other to send and receive emails;

23. 4. Technology Platform(2)Reporting and Handling System • The system accepts the end users' complaint via hotline 86-10-12321, mailbox abuse@anti-Spam.cn, web online and a spam reporter client, etc. • all the Spam cases would be analyzed and could be queried by IP, domain, spammer’s phone number which remains in the mail body;

24. 4. Technology Platform(3)ISC’S Blacklist: ISCBL Data sources: • Reporting and Handling System • the biggest demestic ISP/ESPs • Others, such as honeypot system

25. Plug-in mailbox webpage Honey mailbox the processing system of spam the HoneyPot system ESPs/Int’l Org The blacklist of Internet Society of China (ISCBL)

26. 4. Technology Platform(3)ISC’S Blacklist: ISCBL • it would provide interfaces for the biggest ISP/ESPs to report the spams and share the information; • And international orgnaizations are also welcome

27. 4. Technology Platform(3)ISC’S Whitelist • it establishs a white list of mail servers including most of the biggest ISP/ESPs in China, through which they can trust in each other to send and receive emails; • So far, nearly 20 ISP/ESPs have been included in the whitelist, including netease, sina, 263, TOM, hichina etc, covering more than 80 percent of the whole industry.

28. 4. Technology Platform(3)ISC’S Whitelist International orgnaizations are welcome （1）cooperate with international organizations and enterprises to build and popularize whitelist technology service platform. (2) provide white list technology service to famous foreign enterprises and orgnizations.

29. Internet Society of China (ISC) Thank You！ Anting HU Anti-Spam Committee of Internet Society of china Mail: hat@isc.org.cn Phone: +86-10-66414910