Re: [Bulk] [gnso-ff-pdp-may08] Mike R's "24/7 abuse queue" proposal

["Mike O'Connor" <mike@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Argh.  I should never write email after a day out in the sun.  I'm 
often not proud of the results the next day.
I'd like to rescind my stupid post.  :-)

No way I'm defending "zero cost."

At 07:07 PM 8/2/2008, Eric Brunner-Williams wrote:



> Greg Aaron wrote:
> > Mike O. and Joe have stated that the incremental cost of running a 24/7
> > threat-response capability is zero.  I think that's incorrect, and solicit
> > comments.
> I'm costing out expanding CORE's hours of secretariat, from 
> Europe+Africa, to that plus the Americas, and zero isn't the number 
> I'm looking at, and I'm just costing for member support, which 
> assumes reasonable people trying to be reasonable with each other, 
> which may not be the best model for a "24/7 abuse queue" targeted by 
> non-members.
> I concur that the "incremental cost is zero" statement is incorrect.
>
> Eric
>
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