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'''David H. Crocker''' is a Senior Advisor of the  [[MAAWG|Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group]], active in the [[IETF]], and self-employed working under the company name Brandenburg InternetWorking. He designs network-based applications businesses and system architectures.<ref>[http://www.dcrocker.net/resume.html dcrocker.net]</ref> He has forty years of work experience in the Internet industry, including early work with [[DARPA]] and designing the basis for today's email system.
'''David H. Crocker''' is a Senior Advisor of the  [[MAAWG|Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group]], active in the [[IETF]], and a self-employed consultant, working under the company name Brandenburg InternetWorking. He designs network-based applications businesses and system architectures.<ref>[http://www.dcrocker.net/resume.html dcrocker.net]</ref> He has forty-five years of work experience in the Internet industry, including early work with [[DARPA]] and designing and standardizing Interent mail services.


He is currently a member of the IETF's administrative and legal oversight bodies (IAOC/Trust).<ref>[http://bbiw.net/dave.html bbiw.net]</ref> He is also a member of [[Association of Computing Machinery]], [[Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers]], and [[ISOC]].<ref>[http://bbiw.net/resume.pdf bbiw.net]</ref>
He has held a variety of positions in the IETF, as one of its first area directors, chairing working groups, and serving on the administrative oversight committee (IAOC/Trust).<ref>[http://bbiw.net/dave.html bbiw.net]</ref> He is also a member of [[Association of Computing Machinery]], [[Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers]], and [[ISOC]].<ref>[http://bbiw.net/resume.pdf bbiw.net]</ref>


Mr. Crocker is well-known for his work on RFC 822, which was the first standard to describe the syntax of a [[Domain Name|domain name]]. He is the brother of [[Steve Crocker]], who is also well known in the Internet Industry for his pioneering work, such as creating the [[RFC]] series.
Mr. Crocker is well-known for his work on RFC 822, which defines the format of an Internet mail message and was the first 'customer' specification using [[Domain Name|domain name]]<nowiki/>s. He is the brother of [[Steve Crocker]], who is also well known in the Internet Industry for his pioneering work, such as creating the [[RFC]] series and chairing the ICANN board.


Much of Crocker's recent work revolves around email anti-abuse, working towards a trust overlay on the Internet.<ref>[http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5672 ietf.org]</ref>
Much of Crocker's recent work revolves around email anti-abuse, working towards a trust overlay on the Internet.<ref>[http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5672 ietf.org]</ref>
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Previously, Dave has worked as an Advisor at Goodmail Systems, the Co-Founder of Portola Software, an Engineer at [[Silicon Graphics]], and Director at Digital Equipment Corporation.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=9612&authType=name&authToken=TBDi&locale=en_US&pvs=pp&trk=ppro_viewmore linkedin.com]</ref>
Previously, Dave has worked as an Advisor at Goodmail Systems, the Co-Founder of Portola Software, an Engineer at [[Silicon Graphics]], and Director at Digital Equipment Corporation.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=9612&authType=name&authToken=TBDi&locale=en_US&pvs=pp&trk=ppro_viewmore linkedin.com]</ref>


From 1989 to 1991, he worked as the Manager of  Network Systems Laboratory, Digital Equipment Corp. Prior to which he was the Vice President of Engineering at The Wollongong Group, Inc. He has also held the position of Development Manager at Ungermann-Bass, Inc. and has worked as the Director of System Development at [[MCI Digital Information Services Corp]], where he worked with [[Vint Cerf]] to build the company a national email service. Prior to this, he worked as the Co-Principal Investigator, Electrical Engineering at University of Delaware.<ref>[http://www.dcrocker.net/resume.html dcrokcer.net]</ref><ref>[http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=20948471&ticker=NSR:US&previousCapId=6330458&previousTitle=Proofpoint%2C%20Inc. investing.businessweek.com]</ref>
From 1989 to 1991, he worked as the Manager of  Network Systems Laboratory, Digital Equipment Corp. Prior to which he was the Vice President of Engineering at The Wollongong Group, Inc., building various Internet protocol stacks for different platforms. He has also held the position of Development Manager at Ungermann-Bass, Inc. and has worked as the Director of System Development at [[MCI Digital Information Services Corp]], where he worked with [[Vint Cerf]] to build a national email service that included the ability to printer letters around the country and have them delivered by courier, as well as interconnecting with the global Telex service. Prior to this, he worked as the Co-Principal Investigator, for the CSNet project and an ARPA/Internet email gateway project, housed at the University of Delaware.<ref>[http://www.dcrocker.net/resume.html dcrocker.net]</ref><ref>[http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=20948471&ticker=NSR:US&previousCapId=6330458&previousTitle=Proofpoint%2C%20Inc. investing.businessweek.com]</ref>


He started his networking career In the 1970's, when he worked for four years at UCLA with [[ARPANET]].<ref>[http://bbiw.net/dave.html bbiw.net]</ref>
He started his networking career In the 1970's, when he worked for four years at UCLA with [[ARPANET]].<ref name=":0">[http://bbiw.net/dave.html bbiw.net]</ref>


== Work with the Internet ==
== Work with the Internet ==
He has been the Area Director for the [[IETF]] from 1989-1996. He participated in the effort to standardize facsimile, and electronic data exchange over the Internet. He chaired the [[Silicon Valley–Public Access Link]] in the early 1990s.<ref>[http://bbiw.net/resume.pdf bbiw.net]</ref>
He has been the Area Director for the [[IETF]] from 1989-1996. He participated in the effort to standardize facsimile, and electronic data exchange over the Internet. He chaired the [[Silicon Valley–Public Access Link]] in the early 1990s.<ref>[http://bbiw.net/resume.pdf bbiw.net]</ref>


For almost 40 years he has been designing and preparing Internet standards. He has also contributed to work on Internet commerce, domain name service, emergency services, and [[TCP/IP]] enhancements.<ref>[http://bbiw.net/dave.html bbiw.net]</ref> He was one of [[Jon Postel]]'s appointees to the [[IAHC]].<ref>[http://www.cisco.com/web/about/ac123/ac147/archived_issues/ipj_5-4/book_reviews.html cisco.com]</ref> He has also taught several classes on Internet, TCP/IP and Open Systems Networking.
Besides the focus on email, Dave has also contributed to work on Internet commerce, domain name service, emergency services, and [[TCP/IP]] enhancements.<ref>[http://bbiw.net/dave.html bbiw.net]</ref> He was one of [[Jon Postel]]'s appointees to the [[IAHC]].<ref>[http://www.cisco.com/web/about/ac123/ac147/archived_issues/ipj_5-4/book_reviews.html cisco.com]</ref> which attempted to define an initial set of new gTLDs. He has also taught several classes on Internet, TCP/IP and Open Systems Networking.


=== Email ===
=== Email ===
Mr. Crocker is responsible in part for the facilitation and growth of email. He developed MS, based on the design of MSG, which was the first modern email sender program. MS was designed for UNIX operating system. The idea was initiated by [[Steve Walker]], who was then the Program Manager at [[DAPRA]]. Mr. Crocker designed the functional specifications and [[Steve Tepper]] and [[Bill Crosby]] did the programming, reporting to the [[Rand]] department head, [[Bob Anderson]].
Mr. Crocker is responsible in part for the facilitation and growth of email. While at The Rand Corporation, he developed the [https://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R2134.html MS] mail system, providing alternative user interfaces, including of MSG, which was the first modern email sender program. MS was designed for UNIX operating system and led to a wide range of significant Internet activities over the years.<ref name=":0" /> The project was initiated by [[Steve Walker]], who was then the Program Manager at [[DAPRA]]. Mr. Crocker designed the functional specifications and [[Steve Tepper]] and [[Bill Crosby]] did the programming, reporting to the [[Rand]] department head, [[Bob Anderson]].


In 1977, Mr. Crocker, [[John Vittal]], [[Kenneth Pogran]], and [[Austin Henderson]] worked together on a DARPA initiative that was meant to collect various email data formats into a single, coherent specification. The result of their work was [http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc733.txt RFC 733]. In 1982, Dave revised RFC 733 and prepared [http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc822.txt RFC 822], which was the first standard to describe the syntax of [[Domain Name|domain names]].
In 1977, Mr. Crocker, [[John Vittal]], [[Kenneth Pogran]], and [[Austin Henderson]] worked together on a DARPA initiative that was meant to collect various email data formats into a single, coherent specification. The result of their work was [http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc733.txt RFC 733]. In 1982, Dave revised RFC 733 and prepared [http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc822.txt RFC 822], which was the first standard to describe the syntax of [[Domain Name|domain names]].
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David H. Crocker is a Senior Advisor of the Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group, active in the IETF, and a self-employed consultant, working under the company name Brandenburg InternetWorking. He designs network-based applications businesses and system architectures.[1] He has forty-five years of work experience in the Internet industry, including early work with DARPA and designing and standardizing Interent mail services.

He has held a variety of positions in the IETF, as one of its first area directors, chairing working groups, and serving on the administrative oversight committee (IAOC/Trust).[2] He is also a member of Association of Computing Machinery, Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers, and ISOC.[3]

Mr. Crocker is well-known for his work on RFC 822, which defines the format of an Internet mail message and was the first 'customer' specification using domain names. He is the brother of Steve Crocker, who is also well known in the Internet Industry for his pioneering work, such as creating the RFC series and chairing the ICANN board.

Much of Crocker's recent work revolves around email anti-abuse, working towards a trust overlay on the Internet.[4]

Career History edit

Previously, Dave has worked as an Advisor at Goodmail Systems, the Co-Founder of Portola Software, an Engineer at Silicon Graphics, and Director at Digital Equipment Corporation.[5]

From 1989 to 1991, he worked as the Manager of Network Systems Laboratory, Digital Equipment Corp. Prior to which he was the Vice President of Engineering at The Wollongong Group, Inc., building various Internet protocol stacks for different platforms. He has also held the position of Development Manager at Ungermann-Bass, Inc. and has worked as the Director of System Development at MCI Digital Information Services Corp, where he worked with Vint Cerf to build a national email service that included the ability to printer letters around the country and have them delivered by courier, as well as interconnecting with the global Telex service. Prior to this, he worked as the Co-Principal Investigator, for the CSNet project and an ARPA/Internet email gateway project, housed at the University of Delaware.[6][7]

He started his networking career In the 1970's, when he worked for four years at UCLA with ARPANET.[8]

Work with the Internet edit

He has been the Area Director for the IETF from 1989-1996. He participated in the effort to standardize facsimile, and electronic data exchange over the Internet. He chaired the Silicon Valley–Public Access Link in the early 1990s.[9]

Besides the focus on email, Dave has also contributed to work on Internet commerce, domain name service, emergency services, and TCP/IP enhancements.[10] He was one of Jon Postel's appointees to the IAHC.[11] which attempted to define an initial set of new gTLDs. He has also taught several classes on Internet, TCP/IP and Open Systems Networking.

Email edit

Mr. Crocker is responsible in part for the facilitation and growth of email. While at The Rand Corporation, he developed the MS mail system, providing alternative user interfaces, including of MSG, which was the first modern email sender program. MS was designed for UNIX operating system and led to a wide range of significant Internet activities over the years.[8] The project was initiated by Steve Walker, who was then the Program Manager at DAPRA. Mr. Crocker designed the functional specifications and Steve Tepper and Bill Crosby did the programming, reporting to the Rand department head, Bob Anderson.

In 1977, Mr. Crocker, John Vittal, Kenneth Pogran, and Austin Henderson worked together on a DARPA initiative that was meant to collect various email data formats into a single, coherent specification. The result of their work was RFC 733. In 1982, Dave revised RFC 733 and prepared RFC 822, which was the first standard to describe the syntax of domain names.

In 1978, Mr. Crocker was once again with Dave Farber at the University of Delaware, where they developed the first versions of what would become the Multi-purpose Memo Distribution Facility (MMDF). This project was for the U.S. Army Materiel Command[12], and served as the foundation of CSNet.[13] He has developed two national email services and designed two others.[14]

Meetings edit

Mr. Crocker actively participates in meetings in the Internet industry. He has chaired and presented at several conferences, including:

  • N+I Interop
  • Electronic Messaging Association
  • APRICOT '06, '05, '04, '99
  • RIPE, Edinburgh[15]
  • EMail World
  • Unix Expo
  • FTC email authentication conference in 2004.[16]

Publications edit

He is the author of book chapters, magazine articles, presentations and specifications on open systems networking, standards, electronic mail and electronic commerce. A complete list of his presentations and publications can be read here.

Awards and Honors edit

In 2004, he received the IEEE Internet Award.[17]

Education edit

  • Doctoral work in Computer Science from University of Delaware (1978-1982)
  • M.A. in Communication from Annenberg School, USC (1977)
  • B.A. in Psychology from UCLA in (1975)

External Links edit

References edit

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