I think that is a pretty standard procedure. We generally give our users 12 hours to remove the content before we null-route the IP... The only time this does not apply is with active spam sources, simple and quite effective.
Thanks, John van Oppen Spectrum Networks LLC Direct: 206.973.8302 Main: 206.973.8300 Website: http://spectrumnetworks.us -----Original Message----- From: Joe Greco [mailto:jgr...@ns.sol.net] Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 7:45 AM To: Brian Johnson Cc: North American Network Operators Group Subject: Re: DMCA takedowns of networks > > > So why are we having this discussion? > > > > Because it appears that HE took down non-infringing sites? > > > > Excuse me for stating the obvious. :-) > > > > ... JG > > -- > > Joe Greco - sol.net Network Services - Milwaukee, WI - > > On the technical side of this question... > > Let's say that a customer is doing virtual hosting. So they have a bunch > of sites (Let's say hundreds) on a single IP address. Given that one of > the sites is misbehaving (use your own definition), how would a provider > block the one site, without blocking others that share the same IP > address, without looking at every port 80 request and parsing for the > header for the URL? > > Is there a better solution that doesn't require intrusive parsing? Sure. Tell the hoster they've got to shut it down, or else lose their connectivity. Sometimes it can be both simple *and* obvious. ... JG -- Joe Greco - sol.net Network Services - Milwaukee, WI - http://www.sol.net "We call it the 'one bite at the apple' rule. Give me one chance [and] then I won't contact you again." - Direct Marketing Ass'n position on e-mail spam(CNN) With 24 million small businesses in the US alone, that's way too many apples.
