[64868] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Hijacked IP space.
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Ron da Silva)
Tue Nov 4 00:28:56 2003
Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2003 00:19:00 -0500
From: Ron da Silva <ron@aol.net>
To: nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <Pine.A41.4.10_heb2.08.10311040708230.46346-100000@MaX.att.net.il>
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
On Tue, Nov 04, 2003 at 07:10:27AM +0200, Hank Nussbacher wrote:
>
> On Mon, 3 Nov 2003, Ray Wong wrote:
>
> > I'm starting to figure that, given the delays, there's been enough damage
> > done that 204.89.224/24 will never be able to get off the blocking lists
> > anyway, so perhaps I'll turn it back in afterall. *sigh*That's what
> > I get for trying to find low-cost ISPs willing to announce portable
> > space.
>
> So a RIR giving out that /24 would in fact be selling "damaged goods" and
> the customer who got it would be able to sue. I think RIRs have to make a
> larger effort to protect their assets.
But the RIRs are not selling any goods; are they not simply selling a
directory service?
-ron
