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Re: RBL-type BGP service for known rogue networks?


From: Rodney Joffe <rjoffe () centergate com>
Date: Fri, 07 Jul 2000 13:53:18 -0700




John Kristoff wrote:

Perhaps I wasn't clear...

The organization in question does nothing wrong... but somehow gets in
the blackhole list either by someone spoofing their netblocks, from
faked complaints or other means.  Thus, causing the said organization to
be denied connectivity by some malicious person(s).

If you are talking about any of the MAPS black holes (RBL RSS etc.) the
process of getting in there is not arbitrary. It actually takes work. So
the likelihood of an innocent bystander ending up there is close to
zero.

/rlj



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