[6615] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Policies affecting the Internet as a whole - Hitting where it hurts
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Neil J. McRae)
Fri Dec 27 11:56:15 1996
To: David Schwartz <davids@wiznet.net>
cc: "Neil J. McRae" <neil@easynet.net>, "Chris A. Icide" <chris@nap.net>,
"'nanog@merit.edu'" <nanog@merit.edu>
In-reply-to: Your message of "Fri, 27 Dec 1996 11:29:50 EST."
<Pine.LNX.3.91.961227112408.4161B-100000@davids.wiznet.net>
From: "Neil J. McRae" <neil@easynet.net>
Reply-To: "Neil J. McRae" <neil@easynet.net>
Date: Fri, 27 Dec 1996 16:34:59 +0000
On Fri, 27 Dec 1996 11:29:50 -0500 (EST)
David Schwartz <davids@wiznet.net> alleged:
> I think a list of sites that refuse to deal with troublemakers
> (with details) would be extremely useful. If people want to use it to
> blackhole traffic, that would be their decision.
Personally, I agree.
>
> Even more importantly, you could check it before choosing an ISP
> or provider to be sure that your provider is running a clean ship. That
> way you don't get inconvenienced by other provider's defensive acts
> against your provider.
>
> As an added bonus, you have some more assurance that your provider
> will come to your aid if you are mail bombed, ping flooded, or hacked in
> some other way. Providers that deal effectively with their own customers
> when they create trouble are much more likely to assist their own
> customers when they are attacked.
>
Indeed, Just get it right so that the press and anyone else doesn't
get the wrong idea thats all I'm saying really!
Neil.
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