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Daniel Karrenberg
Daniel.Karrenberg at ripe.net
Fri Jun 5 15:18:28 CEST 1998
I agree that this needs attention. The whole changed: functionality should be reviewed. I agree that a short term measure could be to suppress changed information unless explicitly requested. This would also allow us to check the whois query logs for those requesting it ...;-). Does anyone know if this would break any knows scripts or uses of the database? Daniel > kissg at sztaki.hu writes: > Dear folks, > > Nowadays I can see a new style of anti-spam fight. > > If the victim gets some junk mail, > (s)he retrieves all database objects (including *rt) relative to > ALL hosts, domains, and IP addresses that can be found in the mail header, > and s(he) send complaining mails to ALL the fifty e-mail addresses > found in the database objects (including the *ch field). :-( > > So these uneducated lamers multiply the amount of spam and harras > a dozen of peoples who are not responsible for the original junk mail > and the spam relays. > The lamers cannot diffrentiate the "responsible persons" and those > who maintain the database records itselves. > > > My first radical suggestion is: > Let's delete the *ch field from the database objects. > > However I know that there should be some info about the > history of records. > > a few raw ideas: > - modified database software that hides the *ch field. *ch's could > be retrieved with some extra efforts only > - some coded ID instead of e-mail address. Ordinary peoples couldn't > decode it but authorized ripe-ops could. (E.g. via WWW or e-mail) > This info shouldn't be public. > > What is your opinion? > > (Personally I've changed my jobs years ago but my e-mail address > can be found in hundreds of *ch fields. So I hate the > anti-spam spam as well than the spam itself.) > > > Regards > > Gabor >
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