[Asrg] New draft draft-irtf-asrg-bcp-blacklists-01.txt

[Al Iverson]

On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 2:36 PM, Douglas Otis <dotis at mail-abuse.org> wrote:

>  Some BL policies do not adhere to the dubious philosophy expressed in
>  section 2.2.1  and  2.2.3.

Could you elaborate upon the relevancy of that fact? I'm not seeing
why it matters.

>  2.2.1.  Listings SHOULD Be Temporary
>
>  2.2.3.  Removals SHOULD Be Prompt
>
>  Automatic de-listing can be highly counter productive in controlling
>  IP address ranges previously producing substantial levels of abuse.
>  Requiring owners of an address range to request de-listing establishes
>  points of contact to better deal with likely events of future abuse.

I think these should stand as is. I think they cover "it's not
suitable to remove your IP address at this time" eventualities just
fine.

Regards,
Al Iverson

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