Digex and Akamai are raping the ARIN whois database

Tue Sep 4 19:51:27 UTC 2001

Ah, I knew this was coming.

For the record:

  Digex.net does not do any sort of web hosting.  Digex.com does not
do any sort of leased line sales.  They're vastly different companies
these days.  You did, however, send your complaint to the correct 
address (digex.com).  Folks, please follow Kai's example, and let
abuse at digex.com (and your digex.com salesperson, if you have one)
know exactly what you think of this.

  I'm sure I'm going to hear a lot about this over the next few days,
and I'm hoping that everybody realizes that the digex.net/icix.net
folks have nothing to do with this whatsoever.  I have no idea if
digex.com knew what they were getting into with this.  I hope they
did not.  Please, though, don't harrass/mailbomb us IBI/digex.net 
folks.  We're innocent.  I swear.

  And Kai, I'm sorry our sales force let you down.  I'm more ashamed
to admit you're not the only one.  

-Dave

On 9/4/2001 at 15:38:30 -0400, Kai Schlichting said:
> 
> Nothing like the smell of spam in the morning - coming to you through the
> "benevolent" acts of Akamai and Digex - sent to POC handles blatantly stolen
> from ARIN's whois database.
> 
> Yo, Digex: this just reminds me how much your "sales team" sucked the last
> time around, when there was a DS3 contract up for grabs on an RFP.
> This spam certainly cuts you out of any future consideration for a while:
> You'll find yourself in good company with Savvis, I am sure.
> 
> Sep  4 11:4x:xx host sendmail[14500]: LAA14500: from=<bounces at bounce.innovyx.com>, size=10198, class=0, pri=40198, nrcpts=1, msgid=<200109041542.LAA14183 at host>, bodytype=8BITMIME, proto=ESMTP, relay=shiner.innovyx.com [63.143.186.194] (may be forged)
> Sep  4 11:4x:xx host sendmail[14500]: LAA14500: to=<CENSORED at TLD>, delay=00:00:00, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=local, stat=Sent
> 
> 
> > [censored]
> > Received-Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2001 11:4x:xx -0400 (EDT)
> > Received: from shiner.innovyx.com (shiner.innovyx.com [63.143.186.194] (may be forged))
> >         by [censored].com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id LAA14500
> >         for <ADDRESS-STOLEN-FROM-ARIN-WHOIS-DB at TLD>; Tue, 4 Sep 2001 11:4x:xx -0400 (EDT)
> > Received: by shiner.innovyx.com (PowerMTA(TM) v1.0); Tue, 4 Sep 2001 08:4x:xx -0700 (envelope-from <bounces at bounce.innovyx.com>)
> > Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2001 08:41 -0700
> > From: digexakamai <digexakamai-[censored]@m2.innovyx.com>
> > Reply-to: digexakamai <digexakamai-[censored]@m2.innovyx.com>
> > Subject: You're Invited
> > To: ADDRESS-STOLEN-FROM-ARIN-WHOIS-DB at TLD
> > MIME-Version: 1.0
> > Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-------=_8418644195"
> 
> > We're sending you this invitation because we received your e-mail 
> > address from one of our marketing partners. If you'd like to receive 
> > future emails, please click here: 
> > http://edge.akamai.com/redir.asp?[censored]&SubscriberID=[censored]
> > Not confirming your interest automatically leaves you unsubscribed and 
> > we will not send you future emails. Additionally, each issue you receive 
> > as a subscriber will contain unsubscription instructions.
> 
> 
> > Digex and Akamai Present:  Performance!...a Free seminar on enhancing 
> > your Web site performance.
> 
> > As the strategic value of Web sites has become a critical factor in 
> > the success of many companies, managing performance has become an 
> > ongoing challenge.  Fast response time is not just a feature, it is 
> > a requirement for today's transaction oriented Web sites where real 
> > business is conducted online.
> 
> > Join two industry leaders for a discussion about: 
>  
> > *  Architecting your site for maximum performance
> > *  Enhancing your e-business reach
> > *  Speeding content and application delivery
> > *  Eliminating costly and excessive bandwidth
> > *  Maximizing the return on your investment
> 
> 
> 
> > When & Where
> 
> [blah cut]
> 
> > Digex, the proven leader in managed Web and application hosting 
> > since 1996, offers the most comprehensive portfolio of hosting 
> > products and services designed to enhance the performance of your 
> > mission-critical Web operations.  Akamai, the leading provider 
> > of distributed application and content delivery services, gives 
> > businesses a distinct competitive advantage by providing the 
> > technology to optimize your customers' Web experience. 
> 
> 
> > If you'd like to receive future Akamai emails, please click here:
> > http://edge.akamai.com/redir.asp?[censored]&SubscriberID=[censored]

-- 
Dave Israel
Senior Manager, IP Backbone
Intermedia Business Internet