On Wed, 2008-09-24 at 19:58 -0700, Paul Ferguson wrote:
On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 7:52 PM, William Pitcock <nenolod@systeminplace.net> wrote:
On Wed, 2008-09-24 at 19:28 -0700, Paul Ferguson wrote:
I think that _more_than_reasonable_ background research, historical record, etc. have met the qualifications of "civilized vernier". The outcry was, and is not, arbitrary.
No, but forcing them offline now that they are taking a new approach to handling abuse is ridiculous.
No -- I think that after 5 years of malicious activity, it was overdue.
I said _new_ approach. I agree that it was overdue, but they are being cooperative with the anti-abuse community, so I think it is appropriate to give them an opportunity to deliver on their promise. If they fail, then shut them off again.
I'm sorry, but your efforts to get the last word here are in vain.
Cheers,
- - ferg
p.s. And by the way, whether the badness has actually been purged from Atrivo/Intercage's IP address space remains to be seen -- previous similar claims have all been false. Time will tell -- may eyes are watching.
Esthost are nullrouted as of this morning. Even their administrative network is nullrouted. I think that is a good indication. As I said, if you have any still open issues, please let me know. I am talking to these people and they are listening. William