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[Tanner Lovelace <lovelace AT wayfarer.org>]

Steven Champeon said the following on 3/24/04 2:50 PM:


> Tanner, I'm not going to waste any more time on this. Go read the
> /whole thing/ - all the words, not just the highlighted ones, starting
> with the /top/ of the document and proceeding down to the /end/ - and
> if you have more specific questions, let me know. As far as I can
> tell, you're just being stubborn because it amuses you, not because
> you honestly care.

Steve,

I have read it.  From top to bottom, the whole thing.  I understand
it even.  However, I think it's very unclear.  Section 4 says:

4. NETWORK OPERATIONS MAILBOX NAMES

   Operations addresses are intended to provide recourse for customers,
   providers and others who are experiencing difficulties with the
   organization's Internet service.

   MAILBOX        AREA                USAGE
   -----------    ----------------    ---------------------------
   ABUSE          Customer Relations  Inappropriate public behaviour
   NOC            Network Operations  Network infrastructure
   SECURITY       Network Security    Security bulletins or queries


I don't provide "Internet service" to anyone, so by that measure,
this shouldn't apply to me at all.  In fact, abuse is listed
under "Customer Relations" only, which to me indicates that it
isn't for outside parties at all, but rather my "Customers" which
don't exist.

Basically, it seems to me that people are trying to redefine the
abuse address to fit their own needs and I'm saying that I don't
see it that way in the RFC.  We're all reading the same document
so by that I infer that the document is not clear and perhaps should
be updated.  Until then, we will just have to disagree.  I think
you're wrong.  You think I'm wrong.  Oh well.

Cheers,
Tanner
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