There is a current IETF draft to update
RFC205. Since that RFC is near and dear to all of us I
thought folks might want the link.
Thanks Cathy! Let me add some more background -
We've known for quite some time that RFC 2050 (describing
the structure of
the Internet Registry system and its initial policies
back in days of Jon Postel)
has become rather outdated with time, and yet we did not
want it to be made
"historic" without a successor document (due to the
various references in the
Internet community)
What was needed is a revised document reflecting just the
high-level principles
and agreements for the Internet address registry system. As
an informational
document, such an updated statement of current state of
affairs could serve as
a useful successor and replacement for RFC 2050. I will
note that the last time
such an effort was attempted within the IETF (circa
2003), there was some
confusion over whether the goal was documenting "as
is" versus "as it should
be", and ultimately did not reach productive conclusion.
So, a few of us (Russ Housley, myself, Geoff Huston, and
David Conrad) took
it upon ourselves to draft a suitable replacement
document, and we have now
completed the task. We also took the time to have the
draft reviewed by the
execs from the other RIRs, folks in the IAB, IESG, and
ISOC, as well as list
of folks who have had strong involvement in the Registry
System over the
years (Scott Bradner, Randy Bush, etc.) The
resulting document should be
an accurate representation of the current "as is" state
of the Internet Number
Registry System as far as we can determine, including
having references
to the agreements defining the structure and
primary relationships.
The document is available here:
The announcement of the draft has been posted to the
"ietf" mailing list for
further discussion (and more information on the "ietf"
list is available here:
Thanks!
/John
John Curran
President and CEO
ARIN