Sure. I have no issues ARIN handling what is reported to them. That only works if victims report spam and compare notes. >
I don't agree with the 'compare notes' part. That's ARIN's job in the processing of reports. On Thu, Oct 12, 2023 at 12:01 PM Mel Beckman <m...@beckman.org> wrote: > Tom, > > When an ARIN member violates their agreement and spams from ARIN’s > databases, it’s not just an “Internet is fertile ground” deal. It’s a > betrayal of a legal trust, one that demands accountability. I’m quite happy > that ARIN promptly responds to these abuses, and gets results. That only > works if victims report spam and compare notes. Let the “fertile ground” be > elsewhere! > > -mel beckman > > On Oct 12, 2023, at 8:49 AM, Tom Beecher <beec...@beecher.cc> wrote: > > > >> It's ridiculous that they resort to scraping public lists and DBs to try >> and achieve what they're attempting to do. >> > > Everyone is always looking for information they can use to advance some > agenda or purpose. The internet is fertile ground for that. Always has > been, always will be. > > Not taking shots at anyone here, but I am boggled why this is a common > public complaint. Block the sender and move on. > > On Wed, Oct 11, 2023 at 7:56 PM Peter Potvin via NANOG <nanog@nanog.org> > wrote: > >> Definitely have received this same spam multiple times and so have a few >> others I know. It's ridiculous that they resort to scraping public lists >> and DBs to try and achieve what they're attempting to do. >> >> Regards, >> Peter Potvin | Executive Director >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> *Accuris Technologies Ltd.* >> >> >> >> On Wed, Oct 11, 2023 at 7:52 PM Eric Kuhnke <eric.kuh...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Is anyone else receiving spam from this organization? Based on the >>> contents of the cold solicitations they are sending us, and the addresses >>> being sent to, they have scraped ARIN WHOIS data for noc and abuse POC >>> contact info and recent ipv4 block transfers. >>> >>> It's trivially easy to block their entire domain at the mail server >>> level, of course... >>> >>> >>>
