Microsoft Ignores Europe….

Earlier this year I mentioned the Microsoft /MSN initiative to help ISPs track their users’ spam.
Since I last logged in they’ve added several new features including the possibility of adding your entire AS number.
Excellent! No more worrying about network segments. I’d simply throw in any AS we manage and be covered!
WRONG!
MS, in their wisdom, haven’t set up their system properly. Instead of running:
whois ASxxxx -h whois.ripe.net – or whatever the windows equivalent is, they are querying ARIN so the only contact returned is abuse@ripe.net!
Gah!

By Michele Neylon

Michele is founder and CEO of Irish hosting provider and domain name registrar Blacknight.

Leave a comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Exit mobile version