[anti-abuse-wg] Bulletproof servers causing mischief on the internet

On Fri, 19 Jan 2024, Gert Doering wrote:

> So there is LIR contact data in the RIPE DB which is not properly validated
> - and that should certainly be brought to the NCC's attention, and fixed.

I agree.
But who wants to spend effort on that? :-)


> This is still far from Suresh' usual claim "the NCC is complicit to all
> the IPv4 gangsters out there, doesn't validate anything, and the DB is
> full of fake data".  Which is being repeated frequently, to the point
> of being outright detrimental because it just annoys, without spurring
> anyone into corrective action.

The NCC has its due diligence process.

It's not bulletproof, of course, and if there is intention and enough 
detail/care from the parties that want bogus contact data in the DB, it 
is an extremely hard job to spot the bad data. But if i'm not mistaken, 
that still happens sometimes and results in LIR closures.

Cheers,
Carlos




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