[ppml] Example of a questionable block Was: Re: Tell me, Mr. Anderson, what good is a mailing list when we are unable to speak?

[Ted Mittelstaedt]

>-----Original Message-----
>From: wherrin at gmail.com [mailto:wherrin at gmail.com]On Behalf Of William
>Herrin
>Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 5:46 PM
>To: Ted Mittelstaedt
>Cc: ppml at arin.net
>Subject: Re: [ppml] Example of a questionable block Was: Re: Tell me,
>Mr. Anderson, what good is a mailing list when we are unable to speak?
>
>
>On 7/24/07, Ted Mittelstaedt <tedm at ipinc.net> wrote:
>> Hmmm I wonder then what SORBS used then?
>
>Yeah, that's the $64,000 question, isn't it. I think Leo has the right
>of things: should netblock ownership and routing slots descend into
>some sort of Mad Max type of future we're all going to lose.
>
>SORBS makes an interesting bellwether; they seem to revel in being on
>the leading edge of the storm.
>
>
>> The point I was making was it's rather difficult merely by looking
>> at a whois output to determine legitimacy.  That is why it is so 
>important
>> for orgs that list themselves in whois records to use actual e-mail
>> addresses of real people, actual telephone numbers that go somewhere,
>> rather than anonymous PO boxes.
>
>You'll get no argument from me there. Though if I was in Dean's shoes
>I might worry that publishing my real address and phone number would
>allow the Vixie cronies [sic] to track me down. ;)

Wouldn't the tinfoil hat protect him from the black helicopters, though?

Ted