On Mon, 28 Sep 2015 18:12:41 +0530 Suresh Ramasubramanian <ops.lists@gmail.com> wrote:
Let me introduce you to, say, fast flux botnets that skip from one IP to another in seconds
Thank you for underscoring that my point is misunderstood :) imho one of the reasons why p2p ff and even dns proxy nets are so successful is because there is money :) If ISP's were forced to actually be responsible for IP ranges and to actually clean (like some services, spamcop, etc. forces them to) then the very definition of the fast flux botnet (of an ever-changing network of compromised hosts) would become mute :)
IPs matter. So do domains. So do nameservers. So do [a bunch of other things]
It all still starts and ends with a number... otherwise you would not be able to defend your own space Suresh :)
Registrars can’t abdicate their responsibility by claiming spam is entirely related to IP addresses.
Again, all spam starts and stops with a number - this is the bottom line If you want to send email - you need to be trustworthy and society needs to know that you will maintain your IP space Andre -- now i am not having lunch today :(