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Feedback on Mailing List/Board Election Issues
by Christian Kaufmann 13 Jun '20

13 Jun '20

Dear members, Those of you following this mailing list may have noticed some disruption as we approached the last GM. Many of you shared your concerns, either on this list or by emailing the board directly - thank you. At the last GM, we promised to follow up with more details. With the election out of the way, we can now discuss whether changes are needed to avoid repeats of this behaviour in the future. >From the feedback we received, we can identify three main areas of concern: 1. Contact information was taken from the RIPE Database and/or the list of RIPE NCC members and was used to spam members with unsolicited emails. 2. Actions on this list were not in line with expectations outlined in the RIPE community's Code of Conduct and were generally unacceptable. There were also concerns that this behaviour, along with some of the allegations made on the mailing list, were damaging to the RIPE NCC's reputation. 3. The person responsible for the above behaviour was able to stand as a candidate in the RIPE NCC Executive Board elections. There were some voices asking for a process to exclude this candidate from the elections. In this email, I would like to look at issues #1 and #2 individually (#3 will be covered in a separate email after further discussion by the board). 1. ABUSE OF MEMBER CONTACT INFORMATION Many of you will recognise that this is not exactly uncommon. In the past there have been a number of instances where third parties (usually vendors or IPv4 brokers) have spammed RIPE Database contacts. When notified, the RIPE NCC follows what is generally considered common practice in these cases: it notifies the responsible party that they are violating the terms of the database and asks them to stop. The RIPE NCC reserves the right to pursue further legal action, though warnings have generally been enough to stop the behaviour. No one likes spam, and we appreciate that many of you want the RIPE NCC to do more, especially as this is a violation of your data protection rights. As long as the RIPE Database remains an open and public database, we expect that this may continue to be an issue. Perhaps this is something for members to raise with the RIPE Database Requirements Task Force on an individual basis. Individual members are also within their rights to report cases to their local data protection authorities where their personal information has been abused (the RIPE NCC is not able to do this on their behalf). 2. UNACCEPTABLE MAILING LIST BEHAVIOUR / DAMAGE TO THE RIPE NCC'S REPUTATION Regarding mailing list behaviour, in most cases this should not be complicated. The board is responsible for this list and it is within our remit to moderate or remove members from the list if we believe they are acting inappropriately. However, in this case the person who was abusing the mailing list was a candidate in the board elections. This led to concerns that we might be exposed to legal claims that we had attempted to influence the outcome of the election through any actions or statements in relation to this behaviour. Given the number of complaints we received, the board eventually took the decision to put the mailing list into moderation. One board member who was not up for re-election and one RIPE NCC staff member made the decisions on what to moderate, and an unmoderated archive allowed for a transparent record of what was removed: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/members-discuss-unmoderated/2020-Ma… Regarding the concerns about damaging the reputation of the RIPE NCC: while there is a provision in the Standard Service Agreement (SSA) that allows for the agreement to be terminated in the event that the RIPE NCC's reputation is damaged, in this case no one seemed to believe the claims, so no actual “damage” occurred. It therefore appears that the only issue that requires further investigation is how the board can ensure appropriate conduct on this mailing list when the person in question is a candidate in the board elections. The board would like to know your thoughts: - Should the same approach be used next time (moderation + unmoderated archive for transparency)? - Does the membership feel confident with moderation being overseen by the Executive Board and RIPE NCC staff, or would you prefer an alternate arrangement - Is there value in a task force of members to examine these issues? 3. ABILITY TO STAND AS A CANDIDATE IN BOARD ELECTIONS As mentioned above, the board is giving special attention to this issue. We plan to discuss this in a separate email in the near future. Kind regards Christian Kaufmann Executive Board Chairman RIPE NCC

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Re: [members-discuss] [ncc-announce] [service] Decommissioning the IPv4 Transfer Listing Service
by David Croft 11 Jun '20

11 Jun '20

Hi Felipe If I was in the need of additional IPv4 space, I would much rather go to a location that is (a) central (b) legitimate (c) verifies that the transferer actually has the rights to the address space and (d) where I can be reasonably assured the sellers abide by RIPE policies. I assume following recent discussions that those brokers found breaking RIPE policy are now actively being removed, so this list is probably the best I could hope for. And any other listing service would not have the ability that you do to verify that the user has the address space in question registered to them. I would much rather this service continue to be maintained by the NCC than have to trawl the internet and deal with some of the shadier characters out there. And I don't feel it is a big ask of the NCC, as it falls under the core remit of responsible stewardship of the resources. And a note on the timing and your perceived utilisation statistics. Just because I have not had a need for it just yet, does not mean I cannot foresee a circumstance in the near future where I will need it. We have only just reached the point of IPv4 runout. I would also raise concerns that "a full reimplementation would be needed to continue supporting it" - how has it been allowed to be developed in such an unmaintainable manner that this is the only way to continue operating it? Regards David On Wed, 10 Jun 2020 at 12:59, Felipe Victolla Silveira <fvictolla(a)ripe.net> wrote: > Dear members, > > In my update at RIPE 80[1], I mentioned that we would like to decommission > the IPv4 Transfer Listing Service unless there there were strong > objections. So far, we have heard no requests to keep the service. > > In case anyone is unfamiliar with this, the listing service allows members > to offer/request IPv4 prefixes for transfer: > > https://www.ripe.net/manage-ips-and-asns/resource-transfers-and-mergers/lis… > > While there are currently 681,000 IPv4 addresses "offered" on the listing > service, when we attempted to match LIRs that had used the service with > those that went on to make a transfer, we couldn't find much of a > correlation. Of the 1,969 LIRs that transferred resources in our service > region last year, only 76 had posted on the listing service and it's not > clear whether the service actually connected the offering/receiving parties > for these cases. > > As the listing service is reaching the end of its lifespan, a full > reimplementation would be needed to continue supporting it. Given that the > listing service does not appear to be adding much in terms of value, > spending development time on this does seem like a good use of members' > funds. > > We are therefore planning to discontinue the IPv4 Transfer Listing Service > on 22 June. If you have strong objections to this, please let us know or > share feedback on members-discuss. > > Regards > > Felipe Victolla Silveira > Chief Operations Officer > RIPE NCC > > [1] RIPE NCC Operational Update: > > https://ripe80.ripe.net/wp-content/uploads/presentations/28-Operational-Upd… >

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Re: [members-discuss] [ncc-announce] [service] Decommissioning the IPv4 Transfer Listing Service
by Hank Nussbacher 11 Jun '20

11 Jun '20

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Re: [members-discuss] [ncc-announce] [service] Decommissioning the IPv4 Transfer Listing Service
by Andrei Banu 10 Jun '20

10 Jun '20

Hello, Generally speaking I am happy with RIPE so please consider this only as a feedback, not as a complaint. I don't think that some bad stats necessarily warrant the total discontinuation of this service. Maybe RIPE should not act as a company that discontinues a product that is not popular. Maybe if the service would be truly enhanced, it would have more users. Additionally we can't know for sure where things will go in the future. Up until recently RIPE members were getting one /22 upon signup. As this is now gone, some LIRs might need to start purchasing. I might be very wrong but I feel that RIPE should have involved a lot more from the very start in most regards associated with this problem (cleaning up the unfair LIRs, some supervision, escrow etc) so that any exchange is done in a protected/vetted environment for it's members. Again, apologies if I don't comprehend the scale of the implications of such expectations. I don't know what resources it would require to be enhanced but when it comes to such an expensive resource as IPv4 (which is only going to get even more expensive as the time passes by), we would very much want some RIPE services in this regard for a little bit more peace of mind. So as a member we "vote" to keep this service either in the current form or in an enhanced one. Kind regards! On 10/06/2020 13:59, Felipe Victolla Silveira wrote: > Dear members, > > In my update at RIPE 80[1], I mentioned that we would like to > decommission the IPv4 Transfer Listing Service unless there there were > strong objections. So far, we have heard no requests to keep the service. > > In case anyone is unfamiliar with this, the listing service allows > members to offer/request IPv4 prefixes for transfer: > https://www.ripe.net/manage-ips-and-asns/resource-transfers-and-mergers/lis… > > While there are currently 681,000 IPv4 addresses "offered" on the > listing service, when we attempted to match LIRs that had used the > service with those that went on to make a transfer, we couldn't find > much of a correlation. Of the 1,969 LIRs that transferred resources in > our service region last year, only 76 had posted on the listing > service and it's not clear whether the service actually connected the > offering/receiving parties for these cases. > > As the listing service is reaching the end of its lifespan, a full > reimplementation would be needed to continue supporting it. Given that > the listing service does not appear to be adding much in terms of > value, spending development time on this does seem like a good use of > members' funds. > > We are therefore planning to discontinue the IPv4 Transfer Listing > Service on 22 June. If you have strong objections to this, please let > us know or share feedback on members-discuss. > > Regards > > Felipe Victolla Silveira > Chief Operations Officer > RIPE NCC > > [1] RIPE NCC Operational Update: > https://ripe80.ripe.net/wp-content/uploads/presentations/28-Operational-Upd…

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Re: [members-discuss] [ncc-announce] [service] Decommissioning the IPv4 Transfer Listing Service
by U. Ozan Başar 10 Jun '20

10 Jun '20

Hello, We used the listing service for reaching interested parties while taking offers. Having such a list brings the right people together. If there was no such list, we had to contact a broker. In my opinion this service is useful and should continue to its life. Sincerely U. Ozan Basar /Nano Internet Technologies +90 850 433 62 66 Istanbul Cad Hamurcu Trade Center No:12/27 Bakirkoy Istanbul Turkey / 10.06.2020 13:59 tarihinde Felipe Victolla Silveira yazdı: > Dear members, > > In my update at RIPE 80[1], I mentioned that we would like to > decommission the IPv4 Transfer Listing Service unless there there were > strong objections. So far, we have heard no requests to keep the service. > > In case anyone is unfamiliar with this, the listing service allows > members to offer/request IPv4 prefixes for transfer: > https://www.ripe.net/manage-ips-and-asns/resource-transfers-and-mergers/lis… > > While there are currently 681,000 IPv4 addresses "offered" on the > listing service, when we attempted to match LIRs that had used the > service with those that went on to make a transfer, we couldn't find > much of a correlation. Of the 1,969 LIRs that transferred resources in > our service region last year, only 76 had posted on the listing > service and it's not clear whether the service actually connected the > offering/receiving parties for these cases. > > As the listing service is reaching the end of its lifespan, a full > reimplementation would be needed to continue supporting it. Given that > the listing service does not appear to be adding much in terms of > value, spending development time on this does seem like a good use of > members' funds. > > We are therefore planning to discontinue the IPv4 Transfer Listing > Service on 22 June. If you have strong objections to this, please let > us know or share feedback on members-discuss. > > Regards > > Felipe Victolla Silveira > Chief Operations Officer > RIPE NCC > > [1] RIPE NCC Operational Update: > https://ripe80.ripe.net/wp-content/uploads/presentations/28-Operational-Upd…

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Re: [members-discuss] [ncc-announce] [service] Decommissioning the IPv4 Transfer Listing Service
by Pavel Polyakov 10 Jun '20

10 Jun '20

The stats are surprising me too. I haven't used the service but it is definitely where I would look first if I needed to. I vote to keep it alive. PP

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Re: [members-discuss] [ncc-announce] [service] Decommissioning the IPv4 Transfer Listing Service
by Max Tulyev 10 Jun '20

10 Jun '20

Dear Felipe, for me, this service is very useful. Is there any web statistics how many people had access to this site and data? 10.06.20 13:59, Felipe Victolla Silveira пише: > Dear members, > > In my update at RIPE 80[1], I mentioned that we would like to > decommission the IPv4 Transfer Listing Service unless there there were > strong objections. So far, we have heard no requests to keep the service. > > In case anyone is unfamiliar with this, the listing service allows > members to offer/request IPv4 prefixes for transfer: > https://www.ripe.net/manage-ips-and-asns/resource-transfers-and-mergers/lis… > > While there are currently 681,000 IPv4 addresses "offered" on the > listing service, when we attempted to match LIRs that had used the > service with those that went on to make a transfer, we couldn't find > much of a correlation. Of the 1,969 LIRs that transferred resources in > our service region last year, only 76 had posted on the listing service > and it's not clear whether the service actually connected the > offering/receiving parties for these cases. > > As the listing service is reaching the end of its lifespan, a full > reimplementation would be needed to continue supporting it. Given that > the listing service does not appear to be adding much in terms of value, > spending development time on this does seem like a good use of members' > funds. > > We are therefore planning to discontinue the IPv4 Transfer Listing > Service on 22 June. If you have strong objections to this, please let us > know or share feedback on members-discuss. > > Regards > > Felipe Victolla Silveira > Chief Operations Officer > RIPE NCC > > [1] RIPE NCC Operational Update: > https://ripe80.ripe.net/wp-content/uploads/presentations/28-Operational-Upd… >

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Re: [members-discuss] [ncc-announce] [service] Decommissioning the IPv4 Transfer Listing Service
by Clement Cavadore 10 Jun '20

10 Jun '20

Hello Felipe, I think that this service is useful. I have been able to reach one of the listing LIR in the past, in order to acquire an inetnum for a customer of mine. Maybe it is not useful in term of providing specific address space available, but at least in term of seing which LIRs may have subnets available, and which LIRs are seeking for subnets. Having a list of "LIRs searching for /xx to /yy", and "LIRs offering /zz to /tt" (without having the specific block list made public, but only having it available for RIPE NCC staff), could still be valuable, IMHO. Kind regards, -- Clément Cavadore

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Cooking Show
by Silvan Gebhardt 03 Jun '20

03 Jun '20

Hi Folks, not sure where it is the right place to request, but can we get another cooking show with Alastair? I would be surprised if we don't find enough people requesting it ;) that would be a nice intermittent past-time until next (virtual?) RIPE ;) who's in for that too? Silvan

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Re: [members-discuss] [ncc-announce] [GM] RIPE NCC General Meeting May 2020
by Sergey Myasoedov 20 May '20

20 May '20

Dear Hans Petter, > A full voting report detailing the voting numbers and a link to vote > receipts that members can use to verify their votes is available: > https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2020/voting-report Unfortunately voting report is not full, cite: "There are fewer voting receipts than total votes because some voters represented more than one member and carried the voting rights for these members." What is the reason not to publish ballot/vote weight? This could be useful for reproducing algorithm work result. -- Kind regards, Sergey Myasoedov Hans Petter Holen wrote Friday, May 15, 2020, 12:54:38 PM: > Dear colleagues, > The RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) was held from 13-15 May 2020. > An election took place to fill three seats on the RIPE NCC Executive > Board. There were eight candidates and the seats were filled by > Christian Kaufmann, Maria Häll and Raymond Jetten. > There were three resolutions to be voted on at the General Meeting. The > results of the voting on the resolutions are as follows: > Resolution 1: > "The General Meeting adopts the RIPE NCC Financial Report 2019.” > The resolution was approved. > Resolution 2: > "The General Meeting discharges the Executive Board with regard to its > actions as they appear from the Annual Report 2019 and Financial Report > 2019.” > The resolution was approved. > Resolution 3: > "The General Meeting approves the adoption of the RIPE NCC Charging > Scheme 2021.” > The resolution was approved. > I welcome Christian, Maria and Raymond to the Executive Board. > A full voting report detailing the voting numbers and a link to vote > receipts that members can use to verify their votes is available: > https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2020/voting-report > Information on the GM, including the supporting documents and > presentations, is available at: > https://ripe.net/gm/may-2020 > The RIPE NCC thanks its members for their feedback and participation. > Kind regards, > Hans Petter Holen > Managing Director > RIPE NCC

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