On 4/11/08, Raymond L. Corbin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It's not unusual to do /24 blocks, however Yahoo claims they do not keep any > logs as to what causes the /24 block. If they kept logs and were able to tell > us which IP address in the /24 sent abuse to their network we would then be > able to investigate it. Their stance of 'it's coming from your network you > should know' isn't really helpful in solving the problem. When an IP is > blocked a lot of ISP's can tell you why. I would think when they block a /24 > they would atleast be able to decipher who was sending the abuse to their > network to cause the block and not simply say 'Were sorry our anti-spam > measures do not conform with your business practices'. Logging into every > server using a /24 is looking for needle in a haystack. >
*heh* And yet just last year, Yahoo was loudly dennounced for keeping logs that allowed the Chinese government to imprison political dissidents. Talk about damned if you do, damned if don't... I guess logs should only be kept as long as they can only be used for good, and not evil? Matt > -Ray
