[anti-abuse-wg] Spam FAQs need revision
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Michele Neylon :: Blacknight
michele at blacknight.ie
Mon Dec 19 17:33:41 CET 2011
Frank Most of us run private networks. I can't see why or how we could be "obliged" to grant anyone free access. It makes no sense to me. None Regards Michele On 19 Dec 2011, at 16:30, Frank Gadegast wrote: >>> In many cases it is certainly proper and allowed to block another network > > Should be allowed in all cases. > > I guess there is no law wherever in the world that disallows me to > protect my own services from abuse. > And no law whatsoever that pushes me, that I have to communicate > with everybody in the world, even if I dont want to. > That will make every antivirus- or firewall-software illegal. > > Dont simply think of abuse as spam, abuse is more > (e.g. every day, we have idiots, that are trying to guess > mailbox passwords or that try to log into network > appliances, wich only have an IP and no domain pointing to them, > surely until their IPs get captured and blocked, our IDS > and firewall logs are full of this crap). > > And how could it be defamation, if we try to reach the responsible network abuse contact, to inform them, that they have a security > breach and that one of their servers or dialin clients got > hi-jacked ? > > Blacklist do not accuse anybody, they are simply informative > and tell people that there might be a problem ... > >> Huh? >> >> How is listing an IP or netblock as a source of network abuse defamatory? >> >> That's the kind of defence used by spammers > > ... and harvesters :o) > > > Kind regards, Frank > > -- > PHADE Software - PowerWeb http://www.powerweb.de > Inh. Dipl.-Inform. Frank Gadegast mailto:frank at powerweb.de > Schinkelstrasse 17 fon: +49 33200 52920 > 14558 Nuthetal OT Rehbruecke, Germany fax: +49 33200 52921 > ====================================================================== > Mr Michele Neylon Blacknight Solutions ♞ Hosting & Colocation, Brand Protection ICANN Accredited Registrar http://www.blacknight.com/ http://blog.blacknight.com/ http://blacknight.biz http://mneylon.tel Intl. +353 (0) 59 9183072 US: 213-233-1612 UK: 0844 484 9361 Locall: 1850 929 929 Direct Dial: +353 (0)59 9183090 Facebook: http://fb.me/blacknight Twitter: http://twitter.com/mneylon ------------------------------- Blacknight Internet Solutions Ltd, Unit 12A,Barrowside Business Park,Sleaty Road,Graiguecullen,Carlow,Ireland Company No.: 370845
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