Hi Niall

On Thu, 30 Jul 2026, 13:41 Niall O'Reilly, <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 30 Jul 2026, at 0:38, denis walker wrote:
>
> I propose a simplified, two-article baseline framework for an Anti-Abuse
> Policy under the Policy Development Process (PDP):
>
>    - Article 1: For the purposes of RIPE Address Policy, "Network Abuse"
>    is
>
> defined by the technical threat classifications maintained under the
> European Union Cybercrime framework (specifically DDoS, malware hosting,
> phishing networks and systemic spam botnet distribution).
>
>    - Article 2: RIPE address space must not be systematically utilized to
>
> facilitate Network Abuse as defined in Article 1.
>
> As a (metaphorical) piece of string, this is admirably short.
>
> I think just one more article might be needed, referring to
> the responsiveness required of the abuse contact.
>

Article 3: In the absence of an acknowledgment, abuse reports will be
considered delivered once sent. The resource holder must take action within
nnn.

Those with more knowledge than i on how much work is involved to address a
complaint within large and small organisations can fill in the 'nnn'. It
could be left as 'a reasonable time frame'. But then it becomes
judgemental.

Cheers
Denis

I hope that no more will be needed.
>
> /Niall
>
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