Re: [afnog] Suspicious request for IP address space

2011-03-12 Thread Brian Candler
On Tue, Mar 08, 2011 at 06:23:26PM +0200, Shepherd Magumo wrote: > Odds are, they're looking for a willing host for a snowshoe spamming > operation. If I wanted space for something like that, Afrinic > region providers would not be my first choice...particularly for the > hosti

Re: [afnog] Suspicious request for IP address space

2011-03-08 Thread Randy Bush
> My isn't the pot calling the kettle black ok, children. recess is over. back to work. randy

Re: [afnog] Suspicious request for IP address space

2011-03-08 Thread Jeffrey Lyon
This reply is not only off topic, but is a perfect example of the "pot calling the kettle black." Jeff On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 5:05 PM, Tammy A Wisdom wrote: > My isn't the pot calling the kettle black... I'm surprised your not offering > them internet since you seem to be a spam heaven Jeffery

Re: [afnog] Suspicious request for IP address space

2011-03-08 Thread Tammy A Wisdom
My isn't the pot calling the kettle black... I'm surprised your not offering them internet since you seem to be a spam heaven Jeffery (refering too your previous lies on nanog) Tammy AHBL/SOSDG Sent from my iPhone On Mar 8, 2011, at 14:58, Jeffrey Lyon wrote: > Real Work can always be postpo

Re: [afnog] Suspicious request for IP address space

2011-03-08 Thread Jeffrey Lyon
Real Work can always be postponed for such great laughs. Jeff On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 4:42 PM, George Herbert wrote: > On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 1:32 PM, Randy Bush wrote: >>> Even more suspicious is the fact that there is no organisational >>> information attached to the request and the sender use

Re: [afnog] Suspicious request for IP address space

2011-03-08 Thread George Herbert
On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 1:32 PM, Randy Bush wrote: >> Even more suspicious is the fact that there is no organisational >> information attached to the request and the sender used a gmail >> address. They supplied an Indian telephone number. > > it is about this point where i realize that i am overlo

Re: [afnog] Suspicious request for IP address space

2011-03-08 Thread Randy Bush
> Even more suspicious is the fact that there is no organisational > information attached to the request and the sender used a gmail > address. They supplied an Indian telephone number. it is about this point where i realize that i am overloaded with real work, hit delete, and get back to that wor

Re: [afnog] Suspicious request for IP address space

2011-03-08 Thread Phil Regnauld
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 f

Re: [afnog] Suspicious request for IP address space

2011-03-08 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 9:06 PM, Jon Lewis wrote: > > Odds are, they're looking for a willing host for a snowshoe spamming > operation.  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 LIR

Re: [afnog] Suspicious request for IP address space

2011-03-08 Thread Tom Hill
On Tue, 2011-03-08 at 10:36 -0500, Jon Lewis wrote: > Odds are, they're looking for a willing host for a snowshoe spamming > operation. If I wanted space for something like that, Afrinic region > providers would not be my first choice...particularly for the > hosting. > AFAIK, there are numerou

Re: [afnog] Suspicious request for IP address space

2011-03-08 Thread Jon Lewis
On Tue, 8 Mar 2011 bmann...@vacation.karoshi.com wrote: i received the -exact- text as well. I offered a lease, at the usual terms, which was outside their range of acceptable cost. the request came from outside the AFRInic service area $100,000,000,000.00 per yea

Re: [afnog] Suspicious request for IP address space

2011-03-08 Thread Jon Lewis
On Tue, 8 Mar 2011, Phil Regnauld wrote: Below is the exact request and I am sure there is something dodge about this request. Anybody else in ISP receive this? We are looking for an IP address space of /17 and we would like to lease it for one complete year. Please quote us the price and if i

RE: [afnog] Suspicious request for IP address space

2011-03-08 Thread Leigh Porter
] Sent: 08 March 2011 15:19 To: Phil Regnauld Cc: af...@afnog.org; nanog@nanog.org; Shepherd Magumo Subject: Re: [afnog] Suspicious request for IP address space On Tue, Mar 08, 2011 at 02:43:38PM +0100, Phil Regnauld wrote: > (Cross posting to nanog, apologies if this is considered

Re: [afnog] Suspicious request for IP address space

2011-03-08 Thread bmanning
On Tue, Mar 08, 2011 at 02:43:38PM +0100, Phil Regnauld wrote: > (Cross posting to nanog, apologies if this is considered not > appropriate). > > Shepherd Magumo (shepherd) writes: > > Good day, > > > > I work for an ISP with own small AfriNIC IP block and ASN number and > > recently recei

Re: [afnog] Suspicious request for IP address space

2011-03-08 Thread Phil Regnauld
(Cross posting to nanog, apologies if this is considered not appropriate). Shepherd Magumo (shepherd) writes: > Good day, > > I work for an ISP with own small AfriNIC IP block and ASN number and > recently received a second suspicious request for a huge IP address space > with server hos