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 of ISC Having assisted government to draw up the regulation Measures for the Administration of Internet 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 organized The Statistical Survey Report on the Spam Status in China for 9 times

10 2. ISC’s efforts (3) Organizing & Coordinating Having organized provincial branches of ISC to close up such functions of 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 ( ), Complaining mail-box and Complaining website Mailbox for nationwide Each province also has its own hotline and mailbox such as and of

12 2. ISC’s efforts (4) Complaint Online - Webpage see Plugin - client applications This plugin can operate well for such client as Foxmail, MS Outlook, Outlook Express at present

13 2. ISC’s efforts (5) Training & awareness To train Server Administrators ISC offered an server administrator training with Qinghua University Another plan of training program for 1,000 administrators in 30 provinces has launched. The 1st stop for 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 service management in 30 provinces, cities and autonomous regions *recruited 20,000 volunteers for anti-Spam work *organized training for 1,000 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 s;

23 4. Technology Platform (2) Reporting and Handling System The system accepts the end users' complaint via hotline , mailbox web online and a spam reporter client, 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 the processing system of spamthe HoneyPot system ESPs/Int ’ l Org mailboxwebpage Plug-in Honey mailbox 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 s; 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 Thank You ！ Anting HU Anti-Spam Committee of Internet Society of china Mail: Phone: Internet Society of China (ISC)