[147526] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Your Christmas Bonus Has Arrived
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Patrick W. Gilmore)
Wed Dec 14 00:41:13 2011
From: "Patrick W. Gilmore" <patrick@ianai.net>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.64.1112132354070.26211@whammy.cluebyfour.org>
Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:40:16 -0500
To: NANOG list <nanog@nanog.org>
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
On Dec 13, 2011, at 11:56 PM, Justin M. Streiner wrote:
> =08On Wed, 14 Dec 2011, Matt Taylor wrote:
>> =08On 14/12/2011 2:13 PM, IPv4 Brokers wrote:
>>> We are paying up-front (or escrow) for the use of networks that are =
not
>>> used. The networks are used for honeypots and other research.
>>>=20
>>> The networks may be used for a month or longer, you are paid an =
agreed
>>> upon price per each month of use.
>>>=20
>>> We do require a minimum of /24.
>=20
> Sounds like another middleman for 'bulletproof' hosting services for =
people who generally are up to no good.
I believe this company is the one that sold the MS & Borders blocks, so =
they may be "legit" (whatever that means in this context).
Also, they may be using a GMail account because it is likely they =
crossed some line with people (perhaps even the NANOG mail admins) and =
need a disposable account.
Or maybe they really are running their business off *@gmail.com....
--=20
TTFN,
patrick
