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Re: [arin-announce] IPv4 Address Space (fwd)

  • From: Chris Parker
  • Date: Thu Oct 30 19:50:39 2003

At 02:41 PM 10/30/2003, Alex Yuriev wrote:

> Alex, please re-read the first paragraph.  He said
> "I'm filtering traffic that is causing harm to *my* network..."
> (emphasis mine).
>
> He's not filtering out packets he thinks are causing problems
> to the ES, he's filtering out packets that are causing him
> problems directly, as the IS.

And since the IS is not the ES, it SHOULD NOT be filtering based on content
since it is NOT IS's content. Again, *force* ES to filter and hold it
responsible for not doing it.
Do you have a generator in your colo/server space?  Why?  To follow your
logic out, should you not simply be *forcing* the Electric Company to
provide power and hold it responsible for not doing so?  ( Hmm, no
that is slightly different as you are direct customer ).  Better example
if you are UPS and a package being shipped is emitting RF that is
interferring with your plane avionics, should you not remove that
package from the shipment ( filter it out, as it were )?  Or do you
simply carry on and crash the plane, destroying the other packages
onboard and simply try to hold the sender of the "bad" package
responsible?

It is sound business logic that if something is impacting your ability to
provide service *and* you are provided with the means to address the
problem, that you should utilize those means ( w/ in the extent allowed
by the law and your legal agreements ).

-Chris
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