21 Nov
2021
21 Nov
'21
12:24 a.m.
On 11/20/21 4:29 PM, Chris Smith via 44Net wrote:
2) Every individual responsible for using an IP
address from ARDC is registered with us, so we know who to contact.
It is 2) that we have the problem with:
Yes, this is of course also the reason I bring this forward.
As it is now, we have no way of knowing to what callsign some address is assigned, and if
the assignee is an amateur radio operator at all.
And when it is not easy to verify, creep is unavoidably going to occur.
That is why I am for openness: everyone receiving traffic from a net-44 address should be
able to immediately see who is normally responsible for this traffic, using a simple
reverse lookup, without having to go via some abuse handling authority.
(because it may not be abuse at all, it may just be a case of misunderstanding or even
curiosity)
Rob