On 14-11-10 07:34 AM, Kevin Kargel wrote:
I have to agree with Ted. ARIN is not in the 'acceptable use enforcement'
business and that is a line that should not be crossed. There are many other
agencies and venues more appropriate for the task of spam regulation. ARIN is
not a first amendment police, and they are not responsible for misuse of member
networks. ARIN's sole job is registration of IP number resources.
I am 100% in favor of limiting and restricting spam and other malicious
internet abuses, but ARIN is not the appropriate agency to assign the onus of
policing these bad actors. I applaud all the efforts to fight spam and
encourage everyone to become much more active and involved in combatting it,
but please do it from a proper agency.
Kevin
However, ARIN does have the mandate regarding proper SWIP for delegated
IP Addresses, and enforcement in that area might be the first step.
Many of those 'spammers' use forged or false information, and while ARIN
is not the right place to judge the usage of IP(s), it does have the
mandate to determine whether an organization is entitled to new resources.
This is a 'first step' which I believe ARIN needs more support in
addressing, and stronger mandates in this area.
This would help prevent abuse. Usage of a public resource such as an IP
Address, should have clearly presented, accurate information as to the
party using and responsible for such activity.
Some providers are very forward in this regard, requiring identification
of users/organizations who wish to use their IP resources, and using
'rwhois' servers and/or SWIP to clearly report this, while others simply
ignore ARIN guidelines, can't be bothered, or turn a blind eye.
It would be helpful to deal with the later in a more effective way, than
simply 'taking a report' of this occurring.
There are many 'can-spam' laws etc, that can address spammers, however
if the information of the operators is false, inaccurate, or missing,
that brings extra challenges.
I believe if the information was more accurate, it would also curb some
of that activity, freeing up IP addresses for better use.
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