Re:Suspension of Cogent Access to ARIN Whois
by shadowgovt on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @01:04PM
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> But why should the registration data be in the public domain?
Because IPs are a finite and non-sharable resource and if there is an issue with some IP address, there needs to be a point of contact that anyone on the network can access.
Since the network is public, that contact information is public.
Because IPs are a finite and non-sharable resource and if there is an issue with some IP address, there needs to be a point of contact that anyone on the network can access.
Since the network is public, that contact information is public.