[56511] in North American Network Operators' Group
RE: 69/8...this sucks -- Centralizing filtering..
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mark Segal)
Mon Mar 10 11:01:21 2003
From: Mark Segal <MSegal@FUTUREWAY.CA>
To: nanog@merit.edu
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2003 10:54:36 -0500
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
> From: E.B. Dreger [mailto:eddy+public+spam@noc.everquick.net]
>
> The problem with only a default: Think when a rogue ISP
> decides to advertise an unused netblock and utilize that IP
> space for malicious purposes. A route exists... do we trust it?
But that kinda filtering should be done at BGP route ingress by, you, or the
transit provider of choice.
I'm not suggesting that a default is the only way. It just happens to be a
good lazy way for the people who can't seem to find the time to check the
IANA web page at least once a quarter.. :).
Regards,
Mark
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Mark Segal
Director, Data Services
Futureway Communications Inc.
Tel: (905)326-1570
