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Re: Not so Nice Net
From: Mike Lococo <mike.lococo () NYU EDU>
Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:56:59 -0500
On 02/10/2012 03:21 PM, Jeff Moore wrote:
I think folks here understand the consequences of blocking entire ranges. Its their job. So in the future please read the messages thoroughly before replying. And please keep your replies constructive. The kind of reply you sent benefits no one. This listserve is for professionals. Please act like one.
It's worth noting that Michael Sinatra is an active and respected member of the higher-ed community (with a handsome first name if I do say so myself). Even if his tone can occasionally be terse, he has a long history of appropriate and professional behavior on list.
I think his tone was simply a result of passionate advocacy on an issue that he feels is commonly misunderstood. I happen to agree with him that many folks don't actually have a deep understanding of weird corner cases that dropping large netblocks can create, but reasonable people can weigh the cost/benefit differently. I know several teams that swear by netblock drops as a strategy to reduce their driveby incident rates by large percentages.
Maybe everyone can just relax a bit. Cheers, Mike Lococo
Current thread:
- Re: Not so Nice Net, (continued)
- Re: Not so Nice Net Hanson, Mike (Feb 08)
- Re: Not so Nice Net Martin Manjak (Feb 08)
- Re: Not so Nice Net Jeff Moore (Feb 08)
- Re: Not so Nice Net David Gillett (Feb 08)
- Re: Not so Nice Net Heath Barnhart (Feb 09)
- Re: Not so Nice Net Brian Helman (Feb 10)
- Re: Not so Nice Net Michael Sinatra (Feb 10)
- Re: Not so Nice Net Jeff Moore (Feb 10)
- Re: Not so Nice Net Michael Sinatra (Feb 10)
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- Not so Nice Net Jeff Moore (Feb 10)
- Re: Not so Nice Net Brian Helman (Feb 10)
- Re: Not so Nice Net Mike Lococo (Feb 10)