target="NewWindow">draft-ietf-sipping-spam-00
Spam, defined as the transmission of bulk
unsolicited messages, has plagued Internet email. Unfortunately, spam is not
limited to email. It can affect any system that enables user to user
communications. The Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) defines a system for user
to user multimedia communications. Therefore, it is susceptible to spam, just
as email is. In this document, we analyze the problem of spam in SIP. We first
identify the ways in which the problem is the same and the ways in which it is
different from email. We then examine the various possible solutions that have
been discussed for email and consider their applicability to SIP.
unsolicited messages, has plagued Internet email. Unfortunately, spam is not
limited to email. It can affect any system that enables user to user
communications. The Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) defines a system for user
to user multimedia communications. Therefore, it is susceptible to spam, just
as email is. In this document, we analyze the problem of spam in SIP. We first
identify the ways in which the problem is the same and the ways in which it is
different from email. We then examine the various possible solutions that have
been discussed for email and consider their applicability to SIP.