There seems to be general consensus for an apology. The SPAM appears to be in clear breach of Orcon's Terms of Use. Since Strongnet's email is the only "evidence" so far, it is perhaps opportune to "review" any sudden DNS changes of AOL customers to Strongnet. A modest "review" period would permit all parties to reconsider the merits, or otherwise of the case, and would allow Orcon to continue service and billing. Any sanctions will need industry consensus. Individuals should not run off and make arbitary decisions. I am in agreement with Peter about industry self regulation. Rgds Roger Mark Foster wrote:
You can be assured that myself and Orcon act with the utmost of integrity, and that I am not simply "changing the rules" for one particular customer.
Whilst I hate spammers in a fairly vehement way - ask anyone whos worked with me - I also recognise we issue warnings to our customers first (in a lot of cases).
While I understand the cries of 'cut him off!' are deafening I understand your position, I think some of the other requests coming from NZNOG are reasonable -
i.e. a public apology and admission that this will not happen again.
I think its not unreasonable to expect this from Strongnet and I think if they arent willing to deliver, then you should be making it bloody difficult for Strongnet. They are using your netblocks, after all, so their conduct reflects on your network.
Mark. (Who doesnt envy you at all).
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