😊 All good, when I looked back at the email it does look somewhat disingenuous, I should have really put, here is his details if the OP wants them.

 

From: Ben Cox <ben@benjojo.co.uk>
Sent: Tuesday, January 9, 2024 10:07 AM
To: Tony Wicks <tony@wicks.co.nz>
Cc: Ben Cox <ben@benjojo.co.uk>; North American Network Operators' Group <nanog@nanog.org>
Subject: {Disarmed} Re: {Disarmed} RE: IPv4 address block

 

Ah, apologies on my part Tony, it did look at lot like a signature block and thus a amusing sock puppet SNAFU

 

 

 

On Mon, Jan 8, 2024, 20:54 Tony Wicks <tony@wicks.co.nz> wrote:

No, Eddies is NOT me, I included his details to be helpful to the OP….

 

 

From: Ben Cox <ben@benjojo.co.uk>
Sent: Tuesday, January 9, 2024 9:27 AM
To: Tony Wicks <tony@wicks.co.nz>
Cc: North American Network Operators' Group <nanog@nanog.org>
Subject: Re: IPv4 address block

 

Hey Tony/Eddie

 

I think your choice of email signature may have given away the game a little bit here

 

Regards

Ben Cartwright-Cox

 

On Mon, Jan 8, 2024, 20:00 Tony Wicks <tony@wicks.co.nz> wrote:

I have used Eddie at iptrading several times over the yearsfor IP block purchases and never had this sort of issue, so would count this as a recommendation.

 

 

 

Regards,

 

Eddie Stauble

 

eddie@iptrading.com

855-IPTRADE (855-478-7233) Ext 107  Direct: 754-227-8423

 

 

 

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