I think this highlights a very important aspect of the paid IP address transfer process - whomever is buying had better perform some due diligence on the block. These sorts of rent-a-block-for-SPAM activities are extremely common. Most of the time, they aren't quite this blatant.
- Dan > -----Original Message----- > From: John Curran [mailto:jcur...@arin.net] > Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 11:05 AM > To: Michael Holstein > Cc: NANOG list > Subject: Re: spammers trying to "lease" IP space? > > Michael - > > We're aware of several parties out there soliciting to 'lease' > your address space, and it appears that most of them are bulk > email operations. Given that the nearly inevitable consequence > is that the blocks in question end up on various anti-spam > blacklists, I imagine that anyone would have to think very > carefully about pursuing that option... > > If you truly have more address space than you need, you can always > return it :-), list it as available on ARIN's specified transfer > listing > service (note - this may result in potential recipients calling you) > or > working with a facilitator to make it available. More info on all of > these options: https://www.arin.net/resources/transfers/index.html > and: https://www.arin.net/resources/transfer_listing/listers.html > > FYI, > /John > > John Curran > President and CEO > ARIN > > On Mar 21, 2012, at 10:44 AM, Michael Holstein wrote: > > > I know this tactic isn't exactly new .. just thought I'd pass this > along. > > > > Text below is exact with exception of our ARIN information and ranges > > (which any of you could figure out anyway). > > > > Cheers, > > > > Michael Holstein > > Cleveland State University > > > > --snip-- > > > > Description: ABC Widgets > > > > *Greetings, NOC or IP Admin at (our ARIN NetName)* > > > > ** > > > > We would like to Lease or even Purchase some of your IPv4 Ranges like > > (our/16) > > > > "Why do You want to lease our IPs?" > > > > > > > > Very Simply: Our Business is the delivery of Opted In Marketing > Email. The key > > to this business is good stewardship of IP assets to ensure > deliverability, and > > even more importantly; *Sustainability. *Many of our IP leases last > years due to > > our investment in our network before we ever even mail. As a result > it takes > > Several months before a subnet is profitable for us after recouping > our initial > > infrastructure expenses. So to Hit and Run simply does not make good > business > > sense, after all maybe if we are good to our word you will offer us > additional IPs! > > > > ** > > > > there are two core requirements in any Major League Mail Campaign ? > > > > > > > > a. _Having a solid list_ with real recipients and records to prove > their Sign up > > is vital to delivery but also to settling any complaints registered > with an ISP. > > > > b. _Using Multiple IP addresses_. If having a good list is a good > defense then > > using Multiple Static IP addresses is a proactive measure. ISPs, > Backbone > > Carriers, Software Makers, and more all use (among other means) > Algorithms to > > shape traffic across their networks and to their clients. Using an > MTA to spread > > our traffic across thousands of IP addresses from then thousands of > 'C-Blocks' > > we mitigate the footprint of our traffic originating from any one > network range. > > > > > > > > ?/It should be noted here that this email is a Request for Pricing > (RFP) and its > > recipients have in no way requested it, they have instead been > identified > > through research, and therefore this email should not be thought of > as > > characteristic of our normal mailings./ > > > > > > > > Precision Management of Texas (USA) offers on-demand solutions for > brand > > marketers and website promotion chiefly through email marketing. > Currently PM is > > seeking to expand its network capability both overseas and here in > the US with > > the addition of several points of presence (PoP) in geographically > diverse > > locations. Precision Management makes no attempt to conceal identity > or > > intentions as a show of good faith on our part that we will be good > customers > > with an eye on building a relationship beyond this installation. It > should go > > without saying that our use of your network will be totally AUP > Compliant and > > any complaints will be handled in 12 hours or less. We only mail to > Top Level > > Domain's and do no General Internet mailing. Also i want you to be > aware that we > > are an American Company with verifiable references who can attest to > how we > > conduct our email business. > > > > Description: > C:\Users\BLEAUH~1\AppData\Local\Temp\~ed_sb_i\~files\3.gif > > > > Description: Content Image InlinePM seeks to obtain as much diversity > in the > > allocated IP space as possible, however the most important thing is > the Subnets > > need to have no abuse history. > > > > We can take the IPs via GRE or BGP or other such tunneling solution > to where you > > have them announced. Alternatively we can advertise them ourselves on > our > > network, saving you the back-haul. As a third solution we can take a > server on > > your network with the following specs > > > > > > > > One Virtual (or Dedicated) Server - > > > > > > > > Dual Cores > > > > 1 GB RAM > > > > 100 GB HDD? > > > > 3 Mbps dedicated - burstable to 100 > > > > Term period minimum of 6-12 months > > > > > > > > I hope you have read this far and will seriously consider this > opportunity to > > generate additional revenue for your company. > > > > If this email has found you in error please fwd it to the right > person and cc > > me. Otherwise hit the un-sub at the bottom! > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Edward Wootan > > Chief Technical Officer > > Precision Management LLC <http://www.precision-management.net/> > > 3030 LBJ Freeway > > Dallas, TX 75234 > > If you are interested in working with a *Legitimate Marketer * > > please reply to this email or call me Direct at *(704)286-6098* > anytime. > > > > The information contained within the referenced, linked, or directed > email > > communication is intended to be a confidential communication between > the > > original sender and recipient, and is to be treated as confidential. > All works, > > ideas, or copy within are copyrighted by precision management llc., > and are not > > to be used in any manner other by which they were intended by > precision > > management llc... If you believe you have received this or any other > email in > > error, please contact c...@precision-management.info > > <mailto:c...@precision-management.info> > > > > > > > > > > >
