[ Moderator note: changed ripe-list@ripe.net -> lir-wg@ripe.net ] Dear Colleagues, as chair of the RIPE local-ir working group I would realy urge you all to read the proposal and voice your active support. I have not been directly involved in creating theese documnets, just been following the disussions at RIPE meeting and now even at the Open ASO meeting tuesday at IETF here in Oslo. The documents to study are pointed to from http://www.ripe.net/info/ncc/icann.html and the specific proposal is in http://www.ripe.net/info/ncc/icann.cover.letter.html http://www.ripe.net/info/ncc/icann.mou.html The discussions on the ASO list may be viewed at http://www.ripe.net/mail-archives/aso-discuss/index.html for those who are not at the list. In my personal belif this current proposal reflecs the opinions that have been started from the RIPE community. Idealy we should have had a RIPE meeting to discuss this proposal in detail, but we do not have time for that. However the principles of this proposal were indeed discussed in detail on the last RIPE meeting. Please read the proposal and voice your active support as indicated by the original message from Daniel. Sincerely, Hans Petter Holen Local IR WG Chair