Peter Where in the proposed policy does it say that RIPE is going to de-register anyone? I can’t see any language for that. All it says is: “in cases where the “abuse-mailbox:” contact attribute is invalid, the RIPE NCC will follow up with the resource holder and attempt to correct the issue.” Also, if your abuse-c email address is valid it’ll take you about 30 seconds once a year to validate it. Regards Michele -- Mr Michele Neylon Blacknight Solutions Hosting, Colocation & Domains https://www.blacknight.com/ http://blacknight.blog/ Intl. +353 (0) 59 9183072 Direct Dial: +353 (0)59 9183090 Personal blog: https://michele.blog/ Some thoughts: https://ceo.hosting/ ------------------------------- Blacknight Internet Solutions Ltd, Unit 12A,Barrowside Business Park,Sleaty Road,Graiguecullen,Carlow,R93 X265,Ireland Company No.: 370845 On 07/09/2017, 13:43, "anti-abuse-wg on behalf of Peter Hessler" <anti-abuse-wg-bounces@ripe.net on behalf of phessler@theapt.org> wrote: STRONG OPPOSITION! As an operator who has to read abuse-c emails, this is a waste of my time. I have real things to do, instead of bothering with this kind of crap. Responding to RIPE ping mails does not mean an abuse-c will respond to emails from non-RIPE entities, nor that a mailbox will keep working in-between pings. This is simply busy work, and has no value. Additionally, the threat that RIPE will deregister for failure to respond is insulting, vulgar, and obscene. -- Katz' Law: Man and nations will act rationally when all other possibilities have been exhausted.