Document: draft-malamud-subject-line-03.txt Trigger: IETF telechat, 31 March 2005 Reviewer: Elwyn Davies AD: Scott Hollenbeck Review Date: 30 March 2005 Intended status: Informational Summary: This work should be published after reworking parts of section 3 to improve its political correctness and give due consideration to an international audience. Review: The arguments against trying to identify email SPAM through subject line labels are well rehearsed, and convincing in this draft. However, I think that Section 3 (Implementing a Labeling Requirement) needs some rework. The section endeavours to bring out the problem through a humorous scenario. I have three problems with this: 1. The humour may well be lost on readers without a North American/European background. 2. The cod-french 'native language' alternative to SPAM ("Pate-du-Cochon- Degoutant-a-la-Facon-Hormel") is inappropriately derogatory (I don't think I need to spell out the legal minefield here). If we must, "Pate-de- Cochon-Facon-Hormel" gets the message across without derogatory overtones. 3. Without getting too politically correct, I don't think implicitly poking fun at two communities is appropriate in an international standards document. As for the legal profession... Sorry if this is a bit po-faced, but it would be a pity to see a serious commentary lost sight of because a minor part offends some sensibilities. Couple of nits: Section 2: "Although the subject line is in theory of unlimited lengths" s/lengths/length Section 8 (security): I'd like to see this before the conclusions. Section 3: RFC715 recommends the use of "Sue, Grabbit and Run" where an example of a firm of legal persons is required:-)