On Mon, 10 Jun 2002, Martin Hannigan wrote:
Question 1: Did ARIN start expiring unused handles or did something in the process of the hijack cause my handle to increment up to 569, which I'm assuming was the next open number in the in the scheme for 'MH'.
If they did start expiring unused handles... Mine is used on a SWIP for a netblock which I no longer control, 207.166.196.176/28. I haven't used it for anything else. Was your handle taken off all of the records it used to be on? My handle (sjs5-arin, corresponding to my NetSol handle sjs5) is still active. With incorrect information, of course, and I have to update it, but it's still there. But I am still the POC of record for 207.166.196.176/28. My upstream isn't planning to take me off the SWIP until they reassign the block. :-/
Question 2: If an account is passworded, how were they able to take it? Does ARIN not ask for a copy of a license or other photo ID when making voice/fax based changes to POC's?
I required no such info to do my SWIP. In fact, I was working for the company that is now my upstream at the time, and I just e-mailed the template in, and they threw it into the database. I didn't even PGP-sign it. Keep in mind that this happened at least four or five years ago... -- Steve Sobol, CTO JustThe.net LLC, Mentor On The Lake, OH 888.480.4NET - I do my best work with one of my cockatiels sitting on each shoulder - 6/4/02:A USA TODAY poll found that 80% of Catholics advocated a zero-tolerance stance towards abusive priests. The fact that 20% didn't, scares me...