[nsp] 82/8 allocated to RIPE

[Scott Granados]

It may be trivial and of course for properly managed networks it is, it is
however not trivial for people who have space in these ranges and networks
aren't updated.   69.x.x.x space which was allocated in August <4 months ago
sorry> is still filtered by some isps.  That is unacceptable.  If people
can't keep current they shouldn't filter at all.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Provo" <joe.provo@rcn.com>
To: "Stephen J. Wilcox" <steve@telecomplete.co.uk>
Cc: "Cisco List" <cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net>
Sent: Sunday, November 24, 2002 6:30 AM
Subject: Re: [nsp] 82/8 allocated to RIPE


> On Sun, Nov 24, 2002 at 01:17:47PM +0000, Stephen J. Wilcox wrote:
> [snip]
> > Is anything achieved by filtering unallocated? (Note I do not include
> > permanently reserved blocks in this comment eg rfc1918, 127/8 etc)
>
> Yes.
>
> The *point* is to prevent the black hats from using space that no-one
> will notice they are using. In this context, 'black hats' are not
> just the crackers, spammers and normal iff-raff, but also companies
> who through ignorance or malice squat in "unused" address blocks rather
> than participate in the RIR system with the rest of us.
>
> If you're not blocking this stuff, you will see the direct cost in
> customer support. If you are filtering, they need to be tweaked only
> on an infrequent basis; there were only three allocations in 2002
> 69/8 was allcoated to ARIN in aug 02 [nowhere near 5 months]
> 82/8 was allocated to RIPE in nov 02
> 221/8 was allocated to APNIC in jul 02
> There were 6 over the course of 2001 [ignoring 24/8 which was only a
> re-alloc for recordkeeping], 5 in 2000 and 2 in 1999. Trivial staff
> cost compred to the reduced supportsecurity/abuse costs.  Anyone who
> can't keep up with that slow rate is more than just asleep at the
> switch.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Joe
>
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