Yes, absolutely. That's part of the technical risk that you take if you
decide to do such things.

If it's a "good" choice or not is entirely situational. Some organizations
are fine with kicking that tech debt down the road, others like to double
down and create a house of cards.

On Thu, Feb 1, 2024 at 2:21 AM 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
>

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