Joao Damas wrote:
click on the link in Filiz email. It takes you to a page, where after a table with miscellaneous bureaucratic info you come across a section by the name of "Summary of proposal", taking much, much less than a screenful. The details, just below the summary, take about a screenful.
thanks. that was what i meant by <bleep>
Summary of Proposal:
This proposal outlines a framework to migrate previously allocated IPv4 resources from one Local Internet Registry (LIR) to another LIR within the RIPE NCC Service Region.
as it says nothing about what is actually being proposed. this is followed by
Draft Policy Text
New Text
After receiving feedback on the first version of the proposal during the initial discussion phase, the policy text is edited and the changes that are proposed can be seen on the drafted policy document. (see "Draft RIPE Document" above).
which also says nothing. this is followed by
Rationale:
which gives the pros and cons of the invisible proposal. perhaps you did not actually follow the url before recommending it? or you are sufficiently inured to eurocrazy that this actually looks like a proposal to you. randy