RE: [anti-spam-wg] Non-cooperation of RIPE ISP in investigating report of email abuse (spam)

["brett" brett@localhost]

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> From: anti-spam-wg-admin@localhost [
	    
	    
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> Behalf Of Nigel Titley
> Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 3:18 PM
> To: der Mouse; anti-spam-wg@localhost
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> At the moment the RIPE NCC does not have the authority to withdraw
> resources for (alleged) misuse of them unless the misuse is in
> contravention of the policy given to it by RIPE/ASO. If the membership
> of RIPE (not the RIPE NCC) wishes to formulate such a policy then the
> RIPE NCC would (and should) execute it. RIPE (again, not the RIPE NCC)
> has not seen fit to formulate such a policy. There is no reason why it
> should not. The Policy Development Process is well documented.
> 
> FWIW I would love to see IP resources withdrawn from spammers,
> politicians, accordian players and other such dregs of society. All we
> need to do is get a policy formulated and accepted.
> 

As would lots of other people I'm sure, all it needs somebody who is
strong and determined enough to get those people together and work out
how this can be done then push it through PDP. A new working group
maybe? Perhaps Der Mouse is up to the job?

Brett