Abuse

Hi,

I know that ISPA exists, etc, etc. I also know that TelkomSA and many
others are not members.

As I do not attend Internet events, networking events, etc. I would
like to ask someone that does to please consider discussing the
usefulness of some sort of register / registry somewhere where ISP's or 
netizens could "list" or add individuals and/or companies that ISP's
terminate services for - like a credit bureau for hosting?

I am not talking about some anonymous low value rubbish forum like
my broad band where anonymous faceless people could write any rubbish
about any person they like (or dislike) or a "hello john", but more
like a XYZ terminated services to ABC for Spam, or terminated
services due to illegal pornography, etc. - so that anyone can make a
slightly better informed decision before taking on a client.

I just terminated two hosting accounts and am now seeing that the same
people were terminated, by at least one other ISP for exactly the same
rubbish. If we would have been able to search an abuse database of
sorts and see that ABC is listed at XYZ as having been terminated, it
would have really helped us not to have abused others due to our
"client's" recurring abusive behavior...

And the same "clients" are now off to another SA company... rinse & repeat...

So, a list like this would also help that we do not perpetuate and
enable the same abuse over and over....

Does anyone think that such database would be useful? or am I losing
it? (if I am losing it, simply ignore my post)

Andre 

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