Hello Michael, On 9/26/06, Michael.Dillon@btradianz.com <Michael.Dillon@btradianz.com> wrote:
This policy is directed at ISPs and at their customers.
What makes you think this?
Registration data (range, contact information, status etc.) must be correct at all times (i.e. they have to be maintained). Every organisation controlling an IP address should provide at least one working contact e-mail address where notifications of abuse emanating from that IP address can be sent.
A company in the SPAM business could be in full compliance with this policy if they operate an auto-responder like RIPE's hostmaster mailbox, which replies to every email saying "Thank you for your concern. We will deal with the matter promptly". The net benefit to the Internet community would be zero.
yes, but it's not supposed to stop SPAM, just correct an old oversight, that of an email address not being a required contact detail.
All persons and organisations assigned an IP address should act to prevent abusive messages originating from that IP address.
I don't believe that RIPE has any authority over what ISP customers do with their Internet connection. If a customer has a contract with and ISP for the purposes of originating abusive messages, then what authority does RIPE have to forbid this? On the other hand, if this is something which should be forbidden, who is the proper authority to take action? My answers are "None" and "National governments".
Would it be acceptable to you if it said: |All persons and organisations assigned an IP address should act to prevent abusive messages originating from that IP address without their knowledge" or smt similarly toothless?? -- Cheers, McTim $ whois -h whois.afrinic.net mctim