[157863] in North American Network Operators' Group
"authority" to route?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jim Mercer)
Mon Nov 12 23:52:24 2012
Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2012 14:43:46 -0500
From: Jim Mercer <jim@reptiles.org>
To: nanog@nanog.org
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
Hi,
Is there a common practice of providers to vet / validate requests to advertise
blocks?
Who is the "authority" when it comes to determining if a request for routing
is valid?
Is it the WHOIS data maintained by the various RIR?
It seems I'm playing whack-a-mole to get some routes shut down for some
blocks I've taken over admin for.
If I email the contacts for the AS in WHOIS, and get no response, or a
negative response, should I start going to their peers?
Some practical advice would be appreciated.
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Jim Mercer Reptilian Research jim@reptiles.org +1 416 410-5633
"He who dies with the most toys is nonetheless dead"
