Hi, The proposed interim policy was proposed to go into effect on the 7th september 2001. Since this date is getting closer, we would like to summarize the discussion so far. - comments from exchange point operators: In order to be neutral, they need independant address space for the services that they offer besides the addresses used for setting up peering relationships. - many comments that they can apply for regular address space, just like anybody else - many comments that it is too hard to get regular address space - we didn't see too many comments about the policy itself, until David Huberman asked the community: In lieu of any other policy changes, are you, as a RIPE member and participant in the LIR, EIX, and IPv6 WGs, in favor of the interim policy proposal for IPv6 address assignment policy for internet exchange points? - quite some people reacted and responded with a 'yes' - few comments were send earlier to the list that a policy might not be needed at all - several different proposals were sent to make it easier to get sTLA address space (which can be used by exchange points too) - most want to relax the current rules in some way or the other - people are worried about easier rules for special interest groups (eg. IXPs, small or big providers) - one completely different proposal was submitted that proposed to allocate a sTLA to exchange point operators which can be used to assign address space to customers - worry was expressed that the interim policy will not be as interim as suggested At this point, it looks like that the community is supportive of the interim policy but that there are still issues regarding address space needs other than for the exchange points customer peering sessions. These issues are not really part of the discussion regarding the interim policy but seems part of a grander discussion regarding the revision of allocation guidelines for ipv6 address space. We should be able to get progress on this topic on the next RIPE meeting (and on the mailing list before that). We appreciate all the input that we have had so far and we continue to encourage you to let your opinion known. Thanks, Fearghas McKay David Kessens EIX-WG Chair IPv6 wg Chair ---