[108331] in North American Network Operators' Group
RE: breadcrumbs and collusion
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (michael.dillon@bt.com)
Mon Sep 29 04:46:12 2008
Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 09:46:16 +0100
In-Reply-To: <48DFB908.50605@gmx.co.uk>
From: <michael.dillon@bt.com>
To: <nanog@nanog.org>
Errors-To: nanog-bounces@nanog.org
> sounds good. who do you propose would fit the "role" of=20
> dogcatcher in this case, and why haven't they caught the=20
> stray yet after 5 years?
The police fill the dogcatcher role here, and they have=20
indeed caught and prosecuted the stray on the rare occasions
when ISPs have contacted the police and provided clear
evidence in a form that the police could use.
There have also been cases where people have used other
laws. For instance, if a spammer breaks a signed AUP
and you disconnect him, then you can go to court and
recover whatever penalties are in the contract.
Of course if you are looking for a hero to catch the criminal
mastermind behind all of the world's ills, in order to stop
all crime once and for all, then you will be disappointed.
--Michael Dillon
