[41274] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Digex and Akamai are raping the ARIN whois database
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Bob K)
Tue Sep 4 23:34:49 2001
Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2001 23:34:12 -0400 (EDT)
From: Bob K <melange@yip.org>
To: nanog@merit.edu
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On Tue, 4 Sep 2001, Patrick Greenwell wrote:
> Bull. If I as an individual give permission for an organization I have
> some sort of relationship with to have mail sent to me by third parties,
> that's my perogative. What you are in fact saying is that I'm not allowed
> to give that permission.
>
> The problem is that the sleaze factor that permeates the space.
That's not the only problem. People sign other people up for those lists
as a revenge tactic; consequently, those lists are worse than worthless if
they don't include the IP & timestamp of when that person signed up (and
are still hazardous to use even with that info). One is far, far better
off collecting addresses through clear, legitimate opt-in methods...
--
Bob <melange@yip.org> | Yes. I know. That is, indeed, *not* mayonnaise.
