I actually think it's important to have contact information publicly available. I realize this opens the door for abuse, but I've found that using a call screening service (Google Voice) at least provides a bit of shield.
On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 4:02 PM, Justin Vocke <justin.vo...@gmail.com>wrote: > Sent this little e-mail to ARIN: > > I'm not sure that you guys can do anything about this, but it's worth > looking into. I registered AS626XX a week ago, and since it's registration, > I've been getting calls from "wholesale" carriers trying to get me to > purchase IP transit from them. Someone is obviously using your database of > contact information to generate sales leads. > > 512-377-6827 was one of the numbers trying to get more information about > my > network and how they could "help" me. > > My guess is someone is using your mass whois database, looking at the most > recently issued/created AS numbers, and cold calling. > > Just thought I'd pass this along. > --------- > > Due to the amount of calls I've received, I'm guessing its probably a good > idea to remove my contact info from the registration and setup role's > instead. > > Does this sorta thing happen frequently with new registrations or did I > just draw the short straw? > > Best, > Justin >