Re: Prefix hijacking by Michael Lindsay via Internap

["Tammy A. Wisdom" <tammy-lists () wiztech biz>]

I completely agree... the real issue here is the system is flawed and RIPE/ARIN/APNIC etc have zero actual authority 
over actual routing.  Yet another reason they aren't worth the money we flush down the toilet for them to do absolutely 
nothing.
--Tammy



----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Conrad" <drc () virtualized org>
> To: "Arturo Servin" <arturo.servin () gmail com>
> Cc: nanog () nanog org
> Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2011 11:25:51 PM
> Subject: Re: Prefix hijacking by Michael Lindsay via Internap
>
> On Aug 20, 2011, at 6:01 PM, Arturo Servin wrote:
> >     If you are claiming right over these prefixes I suggest you to
> >     contact RIPE NCC.
>
> And that will do what exactly?
>
> Back when I worked at an RIR, a prefix was "misplaced".  When I
> contacted the (country monopoly PTT) ISP and told them the prefix
> had been removed from APNIC's database and should not be routed.
>  Their response was "We have a contract with the customer for
> connectivity.  We do not have a contract with you." and I was
> encouraged to get the customer to voluntarily withdraw the prefix.
>
> If BGPSEC+RPKI were deployed, there might be something active the
> RIRs could do.  However, this has its own implications regarding
> centralized control of the routing system (as discussed, ironically
> enough, in the RIPE region).  And this is going to get much more
> 'interesting' as the IPv4 free pool exhausts and the market moves
> from black to grey or white.  Fun times ahead.
>
> Regards,
> -drc