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[address-policy-wg] 2006-04 Draft Document will be produced (Contact e-mail Address Requirements)
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McTim
dogwallah at gmail.com
Tue Sep 26 19:02:22 CEST 2006
Hello Michael, On 9/26/06, Michael.Dillon at btradianz.com <Michael.Dillon at btradianz.com> wrote: > > http://www.ripe.net/ripe/policies/proposals/2006-04.html > > 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
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