[rpd] Re: [afnog] A typical case of abuse of our resources!!!

[Nii Narku Quaynor]

Hi,

I think the resources are for the regions Internet development and it should stay that way and make policies that drive that

Wether it is written in policies or not, it is difficult to convince Internet users in Africa that their Internet development is 'overseas'

The African RIR would be interested in guarding its stewardship and function in public interest likewise one would want to be aware how the resources are used requiring resource members to be sincere, provide network information, contribute policies etc

With above I am not interested on ideas to use numbers out of region but interested in how to use the numbers in the region

One would be guided by genuinely working in trust

Best
Nii

> On Sep 17, 2014, at 15:15, Daniel Kofi ANSA AKUFO <kofi.ansa at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
>> On 17 September 2014 18:16, Phil Regnauld <regnauld at nsrc.org> wrote:
>> Daniel Kofi ANSA AKUFO (kofi.ansa) writes:
>> >
>> > I don't have an issue where IPs are used but my concern is when huge
>> > resources in the order of /12 are issued to virtual ORGs and they tend to
>> > abuse it for spamming and other activities. A typical example is the /16
>> > block which was issued as part of /12 to an ORG last year.
>> >
>> > http://bgp.he.net/net/154.87.0.0/16#_dns
>> 
>>         For reference:
>> 
>>         http://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/members-discuss/2013-November/001382.html
>>         http://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/members-discuss/2013-November/001429.html
>> 
>>         Things vary on a case by case basis, but in this particular one, there
>>         is supporting evidence that the blocks in question are being announced.
>>         How much of it is allocated to real services is unknown, but first we'd
>>         have to agree on a definition of "wasting the resources".
> Phil
> 
> In IMHO it is not about how much is  announced or even where ... but how much of the content served using these resources is beneficial to the service region the IPs were assigned ...
> 
> Nevertheless the fact remains these virtual ORGs manage to secure such blocks due to the selfish corrupt practices of a few.
> 
> A lot of questions to be asked
> 
> Are the RIRs so much in need of revenue? Are the potential members and ORGs not consuming the resources? Are there double standards? Do the so called management who want to sign off on these allocations have their own processes?
> 
> K. 
>> 
>>         Cheers,
>>         Phil
> 
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