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[In the message entitled "Re: small vent" on Jun 28, 14:54, Jon Lewis writes:] > On Sun, 28 Jun 1998, Mark Milhollan wrote: > > > "David R. Conrad" writes: > > >b) someone has dummied up a prefix in a mail header or something (typical) > > >c) there is a bug in the database software (happens) > > > > I doubt B since the IP address queried was that of the TCP peer. > > Granted it could have been a spoofed session, but that would have > > required a level of expertise that I've never seen used merely to > > attempt delivery of a few thousand pieces of e-mail. > > What about d). Perhaps someone temporarily announced routes for > unallocated space, setup a mail/spam server in that IP space, sent out > their mail, and stopped exporting the route. > > Is there a place one can search to see a history of BGP announcements for > a given route? This has, in fact, happened before. One of the reasons that the unallocated spaces are listed on the RBL. -- Dave Rand [email protected] http://www.bungi.com
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