Re: Purchased IPv4 Woes

[Bryan Holloway <bryan () shout net>]

Indeed.

Let this be a lesson: when purchasing blocks, one MUST do their due 
diligence. Check the RBLs, senderbase, previous owner reputation, etc. 
before buying.

Caveat emptor.


On 3/11/17 3:13 PM, Martin Hannigan wrote:
> Which broker did you use fot the transaction?
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>  Did you get a discount for knowingly accepting a dirty block or is this a
> surprise?
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> Are folks asking for warranties on acquired addresses these days?
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> Cheers,
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> -M<
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> Best,
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> -M<
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> On Fri, Mar 10, 2017 at 12:11 Pete Baldwin <pete () tccmail ca> wrote:
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> > Hi All,
> >
> >      Hopefully this is not taken in bad taste.   Our organization
> > purchased some IP space last year (163.182.192.0/18 to be specific), and
> > it appears that this block must have been used for less-than-admirable
> > purposes in the past.
> >
> > We have been trying to clean up the reputation where possible, and we do
> > not appear to be on any blacklists, but we do appear to be blocked from
> > a lot of networks across the US/Canada.    I am noticing a lot of name
> > servers blocking our requests, many web servers, gaming servers, mail etc.
> >
> > This is a transition block for us to move towards v6 everywhere, but we
> > have many systems that will need to rely on this block of space for some
> > time to come.
> >
> > We are a small rural co-op ISP in Ontario, and I am just writing this
> > email as an extra plea so that if you happen to run a network that has
> > this entire range on your naughty list, we would appreciate you giving
> > it another chance.  I can be contacted on or off list, thanks.
> >
> >
> > --
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> > -----
> >
> > Pete Baldwin
> > Tuckersmith Communications
> > (P) 519-565-2400
> > (C) 519-441-7383