Re: Research - Valid Data Gathering vs. Annoying Other

[Jon Lewis <jlewis () lewis org>]

On Fri, 6 Aug 2004, Randy Bush wrote:

> i think it would be useful if the entry one got by
>
>    whois -h whois.(arin|apnic|lacnic|ripe).net X
>
> returned, among the usual bumph, a comment such as
>
>    experiment being conducted, see http://Y/

The PTR record for the IP(s) doing the testing is also a good place to
store some suggestive info.  I would think most people motivated enough to
file a report would take the time to look up the PTR first or as part of
the complaint process.

1       PTR     dont.like.our.packets.call.1-900-....... :)

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