[18993] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: open relays at Earthlink
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Brandon Ross)
Mon Aug 24 20:23:35 1998
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 19:58:10 -0400 (EDT)
From: Brandon Ross <bross@mindspring.net>
Reply-To: Brandon Ross <bross@mindspring.net>
To: nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <199808241501.LAA29308@merit.edu>
On Mon, 24 Aug 1998, Aaron Goldblatt wrote:
> Of course it's a boneheaded way to run an Internet business, if you plan to
> be a decent Netizen. But consider: Companies like flash.net,
> earthlink.net, mindspring.com, uu.net, etc., all exist for a single
> purpose: to make money. It is -costly- to fix broken configurations that
> have a direct impact on customers.
I think we do an extremely good job of making sure our configurations are
not broken in any way that would make us a bad Netizen. If you believe
otherwise and have already tried going through normal channels
(abuse@mindspring.net or hostmaster@mindspring.net for example) and
haven't gotten satisfactory resolution, please don't hesitate to let me
know. We really do take our Core Values and Beliefs
(http://www.mindspring.com/aboutms/core.html) seriously, and they don't
just apply to direct customers.
> You have to pay the support personnel to wade through the email and
> handle the calls. You may have to pay for he calls if you're dumb
> enough to have an 800 number for support.
There's no surviving in this business without it. The customers demand
it. It's just a cost of doing business.
> Or you can continue to allow people to spam, which doesn't cost anything in
> any quantifiable manner, and annoys your support staff a whole lot less.
And makes you look really bad to your peers, who, in this line of business
are also your customers and suppliers.
Brandon Ross Network Engineering 404-815-0770 800-719-4664
Director, Network Engineering, MindSpring Ent., Inc. info@mindspring.com
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