[anti-abuse-wg] 2019-04 Discussion Phase (Validation of "abuse-mailbox")

Marco Schmidt wrote on 01/10/2019 13:18:
> As per the RIPE Policy Development Process (PDP), the purpose of this 
> four-week Discussion Phase is to discuss the proposal and provide 
> feedback to the proposer.

This version addresses none of the issues I brought up with the previous 
version in May:

> https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/anti-abuse-wg/2019-May/005120.html

There isn't a major problem with the RIPE NCC testing abuse mailboxes on 
a purely advisory basis, but the RIPE abuse working group has no 
authority to dictate to internet resource holders how to perform their 
abuse management workflow, with an explicit threat that their businesses 
will be ruined unless they comply to the letter.

Alex de Joode pointed out on May 17th that the proposal also lacks 
proportionality and would be unlikely to be upheld in court.  It seems 
inadvisable that the RIPE NCC should implement a policy with such poor 
legal basis.

The policy is fundamentally broken and should be withdrawn.

Nick