There's TWO places that are doing this botnet stuff and the NANOG AUP discourages cross posting.
I for one certainly don't want yet another list full of botnet stuff.
And I'm not subscribed to either. Yet, I've no less than a /19 of space under my purview and I don't believe that publishing botnet lists in the manner that has been done is either off topic, or off charter.
i suppose that at some level, the idea of topic-specific mailing lists is just a bad idea and keeps us all in the dark on most topics. wouldn't it be better to just post everything everywhere and make everybody read everything? wait, wait, i have a better idea. if you have a /19 worth of space and...
Some of us, as hosting providers or similiar entities, have network costs to keep to a minimum. For those of us with security concerns, a heads up to compromised hosts within our bailiwick will *always* be appreciated.
...you really care about botnet reports, then why not subscribe to nsp-sec@ or da@ where such reports are published all damned day long every day. if you ONLY subscribe to nanog@, you're missing a HUGE number of botnet reports. -- Paul Vixie