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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=p1 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><a name="_MailOriginalBody"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><apologies for cross posting></span><o:p></o:p></a></p><p class=p1 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=p1 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Dear colleagues,</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=p2 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=p1 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>A draft for the Internet Society submission to the United States National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span></span><a href="https://www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/publications/fr-botnet_report_rfc_01112018.pdf"><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#954F72'>Request for Comments (RFC) on Promoting Stakeholder Action Against Botnets and Other Automated Threats</span></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><span class=apple-converted-space><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span></b></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>is now available for preview through<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span></span><a href="https://isoc.box.com/v/public-preview"><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#954F72'>https://isoc.box.com/v/public-preview</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=p1 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=p1 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white'>The RFC largely seeks input on the draft<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span></span><a href="https://www.ntia.doc.gov/report/2018/report-president-enhancing-resilience-internet-and-communications-ecosystem-against"><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#954F72;background:white'>Report to the President on Enhancing the Resilience of the Internet and Communications Ecosystem against Botnets</span></i></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white'>. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=p1 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=p1 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>During this preview period, which will run until 17.00 UTC on 12 February, we would be particularly interested in your input on our draft submission to the RFC.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=p1 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><span style='color:black;background:white'>We would appreciate if you could use the "Comment" function in Box (note: you need a Box login) to provide your feedback on the relevant papers. The Comment field can be seen to the right of each document preview in Box.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=p1 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=p1 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>We welcome and look forward to reading your comments on the Internet Society submission to the NTIA Request for Comments on Promoting Stakeholder Action Against Botnets and Other Automated Threats.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=p1 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=p1 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Thank you,</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Mark Buell</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Regional Bureau Director, North America</span><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Internet Society</span><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Follow us on Twitter! </span></span><a href="https://twitter.com/ISOC_NA"><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:blue'>@isoc_na</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Skype: mark_at_isoc</span><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span><a href="http://www.isoc.org/" title="http://www.isoc.org Cmd+Click or tap to follow the link"><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:blue'>www.isoc.org</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>