Re: How to Handle ISPs Who Turn a Blind Eye to Criminal Activity?

2007-10-15 Thread Florian Weimer
* Steve Bertrand: >> Anyway, if you've got a customer account that was created with a stolen >> credit card, and you get complaints about activity on that account from >> various parties, and you still don't act, this shows a rather >> significant level of carelessness. > > Further to carelessn

Re: How to Handle ISPs Who Turn a Blind Eye to Criminal Activity?

2007-10-15 Thread Raymond Macharia
does the ISP proceed? Terminating that client would amount to breach of contract in country B and ISP may end being sued by client in Country B. Raymond Macharia JP Velders wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 21:23:15 GMT From: Paul Ferguson &l

Re: How to Handle ISPs Who Turn a Blind Eye to Criminal Activity?

2007-10-14 Thread JP Velders
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 > Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 21:23:15 GMT > From: Paul Ferguson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: How to Handle ISPs Who Turn a Blind Eye to Criminal Activity? > [ ... ] > Sometimes I think to myself that "...ISPs

Re: How to Handle ISPs Who Turn a Blind Eye to Criminal Activity?

2007-10-13 Thread Sean Donelan
On Sat, 13 Oct 2007, J. Oquendo wrote: Personally, if I were a business owner, I would attempt my best to keep my networks in order and ensure that traffic being sent *from* my network to the world wasn't tainted in any shape form or fashion. This is basically the clause for terminating servic

Re: How to Handle ISPs Who Turn a Blind Eye to Criminal Activity?

2007-10-13 Thread Mike Lewinski
Florian Weimer wrote: Anyway, if you've got a customer account that was created with a stolen credit card, and you get complaints about activity on that account from various parties, and you still don't act, this shows a rather significant level of carelessness. The other side of the story is

Re: How to Handle ISPs Who Turn a Blind Eye to Criminal Activity?

2007-10-13 Thread J. Oquendo
Sean Donelan wrote: > I don't know of any ISP that regularly (i.e. more than once) refuses to > obey lawful orders of authorities in the relevant jurisdiction to take > action. No disagreement there, but take a look at the wording. "orders of authorities". Inference: It's ok if someone I'm leasi

Re: How to Handle ISPs Who Turn a Blind Eye to Criminal Activity?

2007-10-13 Thread Florian Weimer
* Mike Lewinski: > Florian Weimer wrote: > >> I don't know what case prompted Ferg to post his message to NANOG, but I >> know that there are cases where failing to act is comparable to ignoring >> the screams for help of an "alleged" rape victim during the "alleged" >> crime. > > I'm reminded of

Re: How to Handle ISPs Who Turn a Blind Eye to Criminal Activity?

2007-10-13 Thread Sean Donelan
On Fri, 12 Oct 2007, Paul Ferguson wrote: No, not necessarily. Given that there are Tier 1 ISPs, Tier 2, etc., so you can certainly have some small-ish ISP colluding with criminal activity, in effect, by ignoring it or claiming ignorance. However, it's kind of hard to plead ignorance when, say

Re: How to Handle ISPs Who Turn a Blind Eye to Criminal Activity?

2007-10-12 Thread Robert Bonomi
> From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Oct 12 16:26:36 2007 > Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 21:23:15 GMT > Subject: Re: How to Handle ISPs Who Turn a Blind Eye to Criminal Activity? > > So, back to my original question: If you alert an ISP that "bad and > possibly criminal" activi

Re: How to Handle ISPs Who Turn a Blind Eye to Criminal Activity?

2007-10-12 Thread Paul Ferguson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 - -- Gadi Evron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >That's a different question all together, not about criminal ISPs, which >[...] No, not necessarily. Given that there are Tier 1 ISPs, Tier 2, etc., so you can certainly have some small-ish ISP colluding

Re: How to Handle ISPs Who Turn a Blind Eye to Criminal Activity?

2007-10-12 Thread Gadi Evron
On Fri, 12 Oct 2007, Paul Ferguson wrote: So, back to my original question: If you alert an ISP that "bad and possibly criminal" activity is taking place by one of their customer, and they do not take corrective action (even after a year), what do you do? That's a different question all toge

Re: How to Handle ISPs Who Turn a Blind Eye to Criminal Activity?

2007-10-12 Thread Mike Lewinski
Paul Ferguson wrote: So, back to my original question: If you alert an ISP that "bad and possibly criminal" activity is taking place by one of their customer, and they do not take corrective action (even after a year), what do you do? In at least one case, where I knew the offender had been b

Re: How to Handle ISPs Who Turn a Blind Eye to Criminal Activity?

2007-10-12 Thread Paul Ferguson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 - -- Mike Lewinski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On a side note, now that I've gotten back on -post I will say that I've had pretty dismal experiences working with Law Enforcement over the years as a service provider. When you have to explain to

Re: How to Handle ISPs Who Turn a Blind Eye to Criminal Activity?

2007-10-12 Thread Mike Lewinski
Florian Weimer wrote: I don't know what case prompted Ferg to post his message to NANOG, but I know that there are cases where failing to act is comparable to ignoring the screams for help of an "alleged" rape victim during the "alleged" crime. I'm reminded of this story from earlier this yea