Never mind. A government person I know told me, back in the 2000s when much the same arguments were going on, that if a national government felt forced to step in to fix this situation, neither they nor the community would like the results. It will be interesting when it actually happens.
--srs ________________________________ From: Nick Hilliard <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, 31 July 2026 18:21:58 To: denis walker <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: [Security-wg] Re: Abuse mailboxes are increasingly no longer monitored and are being replaced by (bad) forms denis walker wrote on 31/07/2026 13:08: The rules of the game are set by policy. Policy is set by the RIPE community. It only takes a handful of people saying yes and the rules are changed. Then ALL resource holders, LIRs, End Users MUST obey the new rules. If you persistently break the rules you can be closed down and have resources taken away. To me, that sounds like a definition of absolute authority. Denis, It certainly does sound like the definition of absolute authority. The question is to what degree does this mode of operation describe the legal and regulatory framework within which the RIPE NCC operates. I'd politely suggest: not even remotely. Nick
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