[afnog] Suspicious request for IP address space
Phil Regnauld
regnauld at nsrc.org
Tue Mar 8 17:18:27 UTC 2011
Jon Lewis (jlewis) writes:
>
> Odds are, they're looking for a willing host for a snowshoe spamming
> operation.
If they're asking for hosting and not only IP allocation, you might
be right.
> If I wanted space for something like that, Afrinic
> region providers would not be my first choice...particularly for the
> hosting. AFAIK, there are numerous LIRs in the RIPE region,
> particularly Romania who are more than happy to lease large blocks
> of IPv4 to anyone for any purpose.
They're exploring new marktes. Legitimate businesses are not
the only ones scouting for cheap suppliers.
Cheers,
Phil
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