21 Dec
2022
21 Dec
'22
3:09 p.m.
On Wed, Dec 21, 2022 at 2:48 PM Chris Smith via 44net
<44net(a)mailman.ampr.org> wrote:
Chris,
For what it's worth, I interpreted the original statement to mean
other amateur-radio emergency response groups. Indeed, as emcomm is
one of the major use cases for amateur radio, this seems entirely
consistent with use of the ARDC IP space.
When you
corrupt the DNS as you did here, you create the potential for
severe damage or loss of life. I have assigned several subnets to San
Bernardino RACES and other emergency response groups who potentially
rely on DNS to function and you can take those networks down in one
ignorant action.
This concerns me greatly.
ARDC licence their IP address space "exclusively for the purpose of Amateur Radio
communications and experimentation”. If anyone (coordinator or otherwise) chooses to allow
the address space to be used for any other purpose, they cannot provide any SLA, or other
assurances of any sort on behalf of ARDC. The ARDC address space is not designed for use in any
circumstances where a person’s life is in any way reliant upon it (or any ancillary
services, such as DNS) being available at any time.
It could be argued that supporting emergency communications is a
major part of the amateur radio endeavor; this interpretation seems
inconsistent with the "purpose of Amateur Radio communications" part
of the ARDC agreement. If this is indeed the case, it may make sense
to call it out explicitly, in writing, in the licensing information.
The terms of use specify: "All address(es)
licensed to You remain the sole and exclusive property of ARDC. You do not obtain any
rights, title, or interest in the address(es) nor in the AMPRNet.”
and also: “Licenses may be rescinded or suspended by ARDC at any time and for any
reason.”
That's fair, but it's also qualitatively different than someone
doing so due to a miscommunication; in that respect, this seems a bit
tangential. It would be very odd indeed of ARDC revoked a block of
address space used by an amateur radio emergency support organization
for no reason other than that it could.
- Dan C. (KZ2X)