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| − | '''David H. Crocker''' is a Senior Advisor of the [[MAAWG|Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group]], | + | '''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. |
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 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> | ||
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 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. | ||
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| + | 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> | ||
== Career History == | == Career History == | ||
| − | He has been an Advisor at Goodmail Systems and is the Co-Founder of Portola Software. Mr Crocker has | + | He has been an Advisor at Goodmail Systems and is the Co-Founder of Portola Software. Mr Crocker has previously served as an Engineer at [[Silicon Graphics]]. He has also held the position of 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 | + | 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]] 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> |
| − | In the 1970's he worked with the [[ARPA]] network research community.<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 the [[ARPA]] network research community.<ref>[http://bbiw.net/dave.html bbiw.net]</ref> |
== Work with the Internet == | == Work with the Internet == | ||
| − | He has been the Area | + | 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 designed and prepared 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. | For almost 40 years he designed and prepared 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. | ||
=== Email === | === Email === | ||
| − | Mr. Crocker is | + | 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]]. |
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 there 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 there 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 1978, Mr. Crocker was once again with Dave Farber at the University of Delaware; 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 | + | In 1978, Mr. Crocker was once again with Dave Farber at the University of Delaware; 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<ref>[http://www.livinginternet.com/e/ei.htm livinginternet.com]</ref>, and served as the foundation of [[CSNet]].<ref>[http://bbiw.net/recent.html#PostelCSNet bbiw.net]</ref> He has developed two national email services and designed two others.<ref>[http://bbiw.net/dave.html bbiw.net]</ref> |
=== Meetings === | === Meetings === | ||
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*M.A in Communication from Annenberg School, USC (1977) | *M.A in Communication from Annenberg School, USC (1977) | ||
*B.A in Psychology from UCLA in (1975) | *B.A in Psychology from UCLA in (1975) | ||
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David H. Crocker is a Senior Advisor of the 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.[1] 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.
He is currently a member of the IETF's administrative and legal oversight bodies (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 was the first standard to describe the syntax of a 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.
Much of Crocker's recent work revolves around email anti-abuse, working towards a trust overlay on the Internet.[4]
Career History
He has been an Advisor at Goodmail Systems and is the Co-Founder of Portola Software. Mr Crocker has previously served as an Engineer at Silicon Graphics. He has also held the position of 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. 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 build the company a national email service. Prior to this, he worked as the Co-Principal Investigator, Electrical Engineering at University of Delaware.[6][7]
He started his networking career In the 1970's, when he worked for four years at UCLA with the ARPA network research community.[8]
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..[9]
For almost 40 years he designed and prepared Internet standards. He 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] He has also taught several classes on Internet, TCP/IP and Open Systems Networking.
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.
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 there 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; 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
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
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
In 2004, he got the IEEE Internet Award.[17]
Education
- 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
- The Debate Over Internet Governance: A Snapshot in the Year 2000
- Dave Crocker on CircleID
- IETF Outcomes: An interview with Dave Crocker
- Carl Malamud interviews Dave Crocker
- Reviewing the Internet's Future by Prognosticating Its Past - Dave Crocker-Video 1
- Reviewing the Internet's Future by Prognosticating Its Past - Dave Crocker-Video 2
- Reviewing the Internet's Future by Prognosticating Its Past - Dave Crocker-Video 3
- Reviewing the Internet's Future by Prognosticating Its Past - Dave Crocker-Video 4
- Reviewing the Internet's Future by Prognosticating Its Past - Dave Crocker-Video 5
- Reviewing the Internet's Future by Prognosticating Its Past - Dave Crocker-Video 6
- Reviewing the Internet's Future by Prognosticating Its Past - Dave Crocker-Video 7
- Reviewing the Internet's Future by Prognosticating Its Past - Dave Crocker-Video 8