[members-discuss] Cogent uses RIPE DB for spam

Not surprised, some IP brokers do the same and annoy me - The used hardware sellers are also already jumping on the RIPE DB contacts...

Maybe it's time to remove phone numbers from objects and just keep mail... something for some WG at one point

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Am 13.06.2014 um 14:12 schrieb Andrei Kushnireuski <ipas.master at gmail.com>:

> Hi Colleagues,
> 
> First of all, happy Friday 13 =)
> 
> Cogent uses RIPE DB for phone spam. My colleague just received a phone call from +31204621445 with IP Transit offer. Colleague's phone number is published as admin-c in RIPE DB only.
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> For me it's very bad practice for same company like Cogent to use RIPE DB for spamming. Did anybody receive same calls/emails based on RIPE DB info?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> -
> Andrei Kushnireuski
> AK1065-RIPE
> regID: cz.alfatelecom
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