[anti-abuse-wg] Re: Use of RIPE region space by out-of-region users, was RIPE policy

In message <1299668193.2210.12.camel at shane-desktop>, you wrote:

>Ronald,
>
>On Tue, 2011-03-08 at 20:45 -0800, Ronald F. Guilmette wrote:
>
>> I posted lists of IP addresses and domain names within several ``RIPE'' IP
>> address blocks that I allege have been handed over for use by American
>> bulk e-mail advertising companies.  (If you no longer have that e-mail or
>> those lists I will be happy to re-send them to you.)
>
>Looking at the first IP address in your list:

So you didn't bother to check any of the other blocks, correct?

What does traceroute  to, e.g., 178.215.176.99 indicate to you?

I'm not an expert in these things, so please do tell me what YOU think.

>AFAIK there have never been rules about who you can provide services to
>with the address blocks you have been given. I would object strongly to
>a proposal to do so.

Someone suggested that there already exists a policy to the effect that
providing IP block without also providing connectivity is a no-no.

Or did I misunderstand that?


Regards,
rfg