[db-wg] abuse-c

Hi Julien,


>> I'd also like to see a mandatory/multiple abuse-c field containing a
>> rfc-valid email address.
>
> Im not sure why it should be multiple? But I think most of us on this
> list can agree with you that a valid abuse email address associated
> with each inetnum in the database would be very welcome.
> From what I have seen so far I would need:
> abuse: copyright.infringement at ourdomain   // spam from some people
> abuse: system.attack at ourdomain  // DoS, portscan ....
> abuse: spam at ourdomain
> abuse: legal at ourdomain // For cybersquatting, legal procedure
> But I am not sure the problem is only technic I see it partly as a matter
of usage :
> if we where behaving the same even putting the abuse in remarks, desc or
whatever the field is, people would get used > to it, and they would stop
writing to all address.

I see your point, problem is, many LIRs would probably prefer just
abuse at domain, this way we would end up with sometimes a general mail address
and sometimes a specific one - meaning Internet users won't get the same
type of answer for all IP addresses. Also there will probably be Internet
users (maybe even LIRs) who doesn't define the above categories as you do,
so you can't even be sure the correct addresses will be used.

I fear we have to choose between the simple not so great solution:
abuse at domain or: a more correct one like the categories you have listed
above, but with the consequence that either its not used correctly by all
LIRs or the users do not understand how to use it = a not much better
situation than today.

Another problem is that there will probably come new categories all the
time, but I must say that the ones you have listed correspond to what I have
seen here. But If I have to choose between having some complaints end up in
the exact correct categories while others even end up in totally irrelevant
personal mailboxes (as today) or all type of complaints goes to a single
address I would prefer the latter.



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