[107344] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: GLBX De-Peers Intercage [Was: RE: Washington Post: Atrivo/Intercag
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Laurence F. Sheldon, Jr.)
Mon Sep 1 11:43:33 2008
Date: Mon, 01 Sep 2008 10:43:29 -0500
From: "Laurence F. Sheldon, Jr." <LarrySheldon@cox.net>
In-Reply-To: <20080901113321.666cf7aa@cs.columbia.edu>
Cc: NANOG <nanog@merit.edu>
Errors-To: nanog-bounces@nanog.org
Steven M. Bellovin wrote:
> On Mon, 01 Sep 2008 11:08:20 -0400
> Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu wrote:
>
>> a) There exist providers that are willing to take money from scum.
>> b) We won't get rid of the scum until we admit (a) is true.
>
> I mostly agree with you -- but I get very worried about who defines
> "scum".
Who defines "scum" when you get the email announcing a solution to your
most urgent sexual problems?
Who defines "scum" when the guy shows up at your office with a lot of
the world's finest wrist watches for sale at unbelievably low prices?
Who defines "scum" when you get the pallet of toner nobody remembers
ordering?
Who defines "scum" when the seedy character you never met before shows
up to take your daughter out?
