> Date: Friday, December 08, 2017 10:07:58 +0000 > From: Allen Coates <znab...@cidercounty.org.uk> > > On 08/12/17 03:59, Viktor Dukhovni wrote: >> >> >>> On Dec 7, 2017, at 9:14 PM, li...@lazygranch.com wrote: >>> >>> http://researchscan288.eecs.umich.edu/ >>> I never could find the research IP space and my email went >>> unanswered. I just blocked the whole university. Link has the IP >>> space as listed below: >>> 141.212.121.0/24 >>> 141.212.122.0/24 >> >> Seems rather an overreaction. So a few bots scan your system now >> and then, for socially beneficial research purposes[1]. Does it >> really make sense to block an entire university to try to avoid >> this? >> > > The netblocks (above) are not the whole university, but only the > range used by the research scans. > > The website (also above) explains what the research is all about, > and should you wish to opt out of the research, invites you to drop > the aforementioned netblocks in your firewall. > > To me, this seems a very reasonable and equitable arrangement. > > Allen C
Correct, hardly the "whole university" (or even the "research IP space"). It's about 500 ipnumbers used by a sub-section of the college of engineering. For a better sense of the university's allocations, see the "related networks" link at: <https://whois.arin.net/rest/org/UNIVER-118>
