Dear Leo!
>I would like to continue this discussion by asking two more
>questions:
>
>1. Should the RIPE NCC check whether Autonomous System Numbers
> it has assigned become multi-homed within six months? If you
> would like us to do this, the RIPE NCC proposes to do so by
> looking at routing policies registered in the Routing Registry.
NO,
because the method proposed in your Q (and those discussed in this
context on the mailng list) is not going to provide reliable data.
I am prepared to answer YES,
- if this is done for statistical reasons ONLY,
- and any data getting published carries an appropriate
"fuzziness disclaimer" (tbd).
>2. Should the policy be changed so that AS numbers not in use
> can be reclaimed? If there is consensus on this we propose
> to reclaim AS numbers of networks not multi-homed after six
> months.
NO.
With the qualification that
I am more than willing to change that to a YES
as soon as
- we have an agreed definition of "not in use",
- and we have agreed on the procedures (and the cost for verification)
to check, plus the impact on the performance of the Hostmaster Role.
>Kind regards,
>
>--
>leo vegoda
>RIPE NCC
>Registration Services
Regards,
Wilfried
_________________________________:_____________________________________
Wilfried Woeber : e-mail: Woeber(a)CC.UniVie.ac.at
UniVie Computer Center - ACOnet : Tel: +43 1 4277 - 140 33
Universitaetsstrasse 7 : Fax: +43 1 4277 - 9 140
A-1010 Vienna, Austria, Europe : RIPE-DB: WW144, PGP keyID 0xF0ACB369
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~:~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
