Re: Renesys on 'Internet Vigilantism'

[Gadi Evron <ge () linuxbox org>]

You know, I am starting to think it wasn't worth it.

On Wed, 24 Sep 2008, Rich Kulawiec wrote:

> Thanks for the pointer.  I've just left this comment:
>
>       Three notes: it's not the first time -- there have been other
>       examples, to varying degrees, of both the Internet Death Penalty
>       and the Usenet Death Penalty. One particularly well-known example
>       is AGIS. Another extant example might be the Spamhaus DROP list.
>
>       Second, we have been waiting for law enforcement to do something
>       effective about spammers for approximately 25 years. They
>       haven't, and they don't show even the tiniest sign that they
>       will in the future. Waiting for law enforcement to do something
>       is pointless and foolish, as they will only act (and even then,
>       incompetently) when it's in their self-interest to do so, e.g.,
>       when embarrassed or in need of a PR stunt.
>
>       Third, self-defense isn't vigilantism. There is no requirement
>       for anyone to passively endure years (and in the case of Atrivo,
>       many years) of abuse while taking no steps to shield themselves
>       from it. Nor is it required that anyone passively assist in
>       transiting abuse to others while taking no steps to mitigate it.
>
> ---Rsk
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