[21789] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Lawsuit threat against RBL users
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steven J. Sobol)
Thu Nov 19 20:22:27 1998
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1998 19:19:17 -0500
From: "Steven J. Sobol" <sjsobol@nacs.net>
To: Sheryl Chapin <schapin@ctel.net>
Cc: nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <3.0.1.32.19981119115151.00abb370@mail.ctel.net>; from Sheryl Chapin on Thu, Nov 19, 1998 at 11:51:51AM -0500
On Thu, Nov 19, 1998 at 11:51:51AM -0500, Sheryl Chapin wrote:
> However, what I don't like is the idea that we might have to make that
> change not based on what we think is acceptable use, but based on what some
> self appointed group has decided it should be. The consequences of not
> going along being that we get blackholed.
Sheryl: On the one hand I agree with points that you've made. On the other
hand, the other ISP's own their equipment and pay for their bandwidth and
have a right to block other providers if they so choose. Blocking (hopefully)
is not a decision that most ISP's take lightly.
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