> On Jan 31, 2024, at 23:19, Frank Habicht <ge...@geier.ne.tz> wrote:
>
> On 01/02/2024 01:45, Tom Beecher wrote:
>> Seems a bit dramatic. Companies all over the world have been using other
>> people's public IPs internally for decades. I worked at a place 20 odd years
>> ago that had an odd numbering scheme internally, and it was someone else's
>> public space. When I asked why, the guy who built it said "Well I just liked
>> the pattern."
>> If you're not announcing someone else's space into the DFZ, or otherwise
>> trying to do anything shady, the three letter agencies aren't likely to come
>> knocking. Doesn't mean anyone SHOULD be doing it, but still.
>
> Well...
>
> If you're using 20.20.20.0/24 which is not "yours" (as I've seen happen),
> then certainly your customers can't get to the real 20.20.20.x
> And even if that's not announced and used /today/ - this can change quickly...
>
> Frank
You are repeating exactly the argument I made at the time.
Owen
