[AusNOG] Network Operators Unite Against SORBS

[Sean K. Finn]

Hi Ian,

Sorry let me summarise it for you in language that EVERYBODY can understand.

I believe it's called a RANSOM. That's the word you are looking for.

From the Oxford Dictionary:
http://oxforddictionaries.com/view/entry/m_en_gb0686690#m_en_gb0686690

Pronunciation:/ˈrans(ə)m/
noun
a sum of money demanded or paid for the release of a captive

[mass noun] the holding or freeing of a captive in return for payment of a ransom:
the capture and ransom of the king

verb
[with object]
obtain the release of (a captive) by paying a ransom:
the lord was captured in war and had to be ransomed
hold (a captive) and demand a ransom for their release
release (a captive) after receiving a ransom



*** OR if that wasn’t clear enough, Oxford spells it out a different way: ***

Phrases

hold someone to ransom
hold someone captive and demand payment for their release
demand concessions from a person or organization by threatening damaging action



-----Original Message-----
From: ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of ComKal Networks
Sent: Wednesday, 13 October 2010 3:20 PM
To: ausnog at lists.ausnog.net
Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Network Operators Unite Against SORBS

> Seems they have some new delisting policies with the new owners.. -
> get your netblock blacklisted (rather than just a single IP), and you
> have no option except to pay the 'donation' ? hrrrm

No, there is NO requirement to pay the/a "donation/fine" to a
particular charity anymore, and this information if not already
updated probably will be soon. The 'required' donation had
a few depends attached to it, is was not, and never had been
always required.

This 100% donation required rubbish has been around for
at least the last decade, as have all the blackmail threads
about paying thousands of dollars to SORBs to get your
company removed.

People need to get thier facts right, most of the crap floating
around about donations in the past was twisted, people seem
to have a problem reading english from the sorbs website.

Or is it just that as I'm in my late 40's I learnt a different version
of English at school ?

SORBs isnt perfect, nothing ever is, I'd even go so far as to
say its certainly not one of the better 'package' deals around
but it still has its place, and I havent had any problems using
the 'safe' RBL that they publish.

Mind you, I'm not someone with a lot of customers :-)

Cheers
Ian Manners
ComKal Networks Australia

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