But isn't this method kind of related to how an network from the Mediterranean/Mid-east went about blocking what they felt was undesirable/offensive content from entering their network? - Michienne Dixon Network Administrator liNKCity 312 Armour Rd. North Kansas City, MO 64116 www.linkcity.org (816) 412-7990 -----Original Message----- From: Randy Bush [mailto:randy@psg.com] Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 4:47 PM To: Paul Stewart Cc: NANOG list Subject: Re: Anyone notice strange announcements for 174.128.31.0/24 On 09.01.13 07:42, Paul Stewart wrote:
For us, it was annoying - we look for prefix hijackings or what appear
to be.
i think herein lies the rub. it is not prefix hijacking and in no way should it appear that way to you. i suggest tuning your detectors. i am told that path poisoning is used (futilely, we hope to show) in day to day ops by folk to try to avert dos attacks. randy