In message <862A73D42343AE49B2FC3C32FDDFE91C5A6CA1CD@E2010-MBX04.exchange2010.n l>, Erik Bais <erik@bais.name> wrote:
For those that want to read up on what actually happened on that specific incident in Latvia (July/August 2010), have a read on the following open letter from CERT.lv
Although generally speaking I virtually never take issue with Spamhaus' rationale on those rare occasions when they actually work up the gumption to actually list somebody, let alone on those even rarer occasions when they elect to escalate a listing to relevant providers, I will say that regardless of whether I personally might agree or disagree with what Spamhaus did in this case, I am not persuaded that many would, after reading the published reports of this event, characterize this as Spamhaus' finest hour. It would be better, I think, if RIPE would be more pro-active in dealing with its own dirty laundry, rather than waiting around and relying on Spanhaus, who, as spammers are always eager to point out, nobody elected, to take out the garbage. But as I said in my prior posting, that just does not seem to be the cards, politically, at the present time. Regards, rfg