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RIPE database contact information adequacy not enforced

04-Sep-08

RIPE NCC logotypeI recently ran into another case of useless RIPE database information. In this particular case, a phish takedown operator had tried four email addresses that had been published in the RIPE database as contact information for an Italian network. Of these addresses, three failed immediately; mail sent to the fourth was not answered. More…

Information superhighway slippery with snake oil

02-Sep-08

Internet newsgroups and other discussion forums can be entertaining and useful in many ways. Still, once in a while one can see examples of people clearly depending too much on such services. More…