Re: Blockchain and Networking

[Christopher Morrow <morrowc.lists () gmail com>]

On Tue, Jan 23, 2018 at 8:19 PM, Christopher Morrow <morrowc.lists () gmail com
> wrote:

> On Tue, Jan 23, 2018 at 6:27 PM, Jimmy Hess <mysidia () gmail com> wrote:
>
> > since the  number registry is an authority of  limited power:  not an
> > authority of complete power.
>
> Oh, the RIR's went and got complete power? When did that happen?
> Can they now stop hijacked ip space and announcements like in the case of:
>
> "Subject:  Spectrum prefix hijacks"
>
> AS      | BGP IPv4 Prefix     | AS Name
> 10512   | 102.196.0.0/16      | EFOREX-AS - E-FOREX, US
> 10512   | 103.119.0.0/16      | EFOREX-AS - E-FOREX, US
>
> (forex seemed to have removed their previous other hijacked ip
> announcements)

note that 'hilariously' neither of those 2 address blocks are registered to
anyone, at all...