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New Policy Proposal for Voluntary Transfer Lock
by Михайло Кононихін 18 Apr '23

18 Apr '23

Hello I hope the new 'Voluntary Transfer Lock' does not require a notarized statement as 'Voluntary Registry Lock' It should be a fast working tool. And it should freeze all current transfer requests Nobody lost anything with this button. It just freezes transfers. In opposition without this button there are huge chances that someone can force someone to transfer resources I know what I am talking about because I spent 4 months in the occupation and now I'm a refugee. Terrorists are still looking for our servers (which I move away). I was lucky to run away from them, but my colleague almost 5 months in russian prison (or maybe dead - nobody talking to him since capturing). What I am trying to say is that this is no joke at all. There are lives at stake. Terrorists takes what they want and then get rid of the witnesses This button is what we needed year ago. Maybe it could save one or two lives. Isn't it worth it? Because if there is no possibility to do crime, then there is no crime and no witnesses of crime - no need to kill anyone. I'm sorry if this post was a bit emotional. -- Kind regards, Mykhailo Kononykhin

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Decommissioning RIPE Networking App and RIPE Mailing List Forum
by Fergal Cunningham 11 Apr '23

11 Apr '23

Dear all, By the end of April, we will decommission the RIPE Networking App and also the RIPE Mailing List Forum. In short, these are two services that have not developed in the way we envisioned when we launched them and our research shows they are not widely used. We do not wish to devote development time and maintenance to them when instead we can allow our developers to focus on the services that bring most value to users. More details on the reasons for decommissioning these services are provided below. RIPE Networking App The RIPE Networking App was launched in 2017 and for the next five RIPE Meetings it was widely used by attendees to chat and meet each other virtually. However, this function was largely taken over by the Meetecho platform. The initial reasoning for the RIPE NCC to build our own app rather than using an off-the-shelf product was for RIPE NCC Access integration. The app, as expected, had less usage during the online-only meetings, but our data shows there was no return to normal figures post-pandemic at RIPE 84 and RIPE 85, and even less so at other RIPE NCC-organised events where the app was used. There are also a number of feature requests from attendees and event organisers that would require a complete rewrite of the app needing considerable specialist resources if we were to provide them: - Multi-language support (important for regional events) - Right-to-left (RTL) display - Ability to send images - Phone calendar integration - Displaying both onsite and online attendance status We believe that with the introduction of Meetecho, which has many of the same features of the Networking App, and a possible off-the-shelf solution that supports multi-language and RTL display for smaller RIPE NCC-organised events in Eurasia and the Middle East, we will be able to meet the demands that the Networking App was intended to meet. The RIPE Mailing List Forum Created in 2016, the idea of the forum was to extend the mailing list discussions with an additional interface. However, shortly after implementing the forum, we noticed that spam was being sent to some of the mailing lists via the forum. This was because it was possible to subscribe to the mailing lists using a RIPE NCC Access account and there wasn't very much we could do to combat that. This resulted in us making the forum read-only, which contradicted the reason we created the forum in the first place. We are currently busy with the migration of all RIPE community mailing lists from Mailman 2 to Mailman 3. Mailman 3 will allow better interaction with the mailing lists from a browser than the RIPE Forum does. Decommissioning this will also declutter our website which will help as we continue to redevelop and redesign www.ripe.net. And we will then avoid confusion with the recently-launched RIPE NCC Forum, which we hope you will join: https://forum.ripe.net/ If you have questions or comments on the decommissioning plans, or you have ideas on how we can help with making connections at events or facilitating good online discussions, please let me know. Kind regards, Fergal Cunningham Head of Membership Engagement RIPE NCC

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RIPE NCC Quarterly Planning Q2 2023
by Fergal Cunningham 30 Mar '23

30 Mar '23

Dear all, We have published our Q2 2023 plans for our development teams. These are available at: https://www.ripe.net/support/documentation/quarterly-planning Our quarterly planning includes the work we will be carrying out in the next few months in: - RPKI - Learning & Development - RIPE Database - Business Applications, including the LIR Portal, Registry Services and other applications - DNS and K-root - RIPE Atlas - RIPEstat - RIS - Information Technology - Information Security, Risk, and Compliance The goals of publishing our planning are to be transparent about the work we will be carrying out in the coming months, to get your input on those plans, and to foster a dialogue with our members and the community about what you would like to see the RIPE NCC work on going forward. If you have any input on our plans or want to let us know what you would like to see us work on, please let us know. Kind regards, Fergal Cunningham Head of Membership Engagement RIPE NCC

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ripe.net Redesign Survey
by Marita Phelan 03 Mar '23

03 Mar '23

Hi everyone, We're embarking on a project to redesign www.ripe.net as it's high time that it was given a fresh coat of paint. Our last redesign took place in 2015. Your feedback will help us identify issues that need to be resolved and areas of improvement. We would appreciate if you were to complete this short survey. It will only take about 5 minutes of your time, and is really valuable to us. You can choose to submit your answers anonymously. If you choose to share your name and email with us, we will only use your contact information in case we have any follow up questions based on your feedback. https://ripe-ncc.typeform.com/websitefeedback Thank you! Marita -- Marita Phelan RIPE NCC Webmaster Regular day off: Weds

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RIPE NCC Certified Professionals: Exam Platform Transition
by Alvaro Vives 28 Feb '23

28 Feb '23

Dear colleagues, We would like to share some updates regarding the RIPE NCC Certified Professionals programme. We will be pausing the exam platform for the month of March while we transition to a new exam platform. Since the introduction of the Certified Professionals programme in 2019, we have issued over 2,000 badges across four topics - RIPE Database, IPv6, IPv6 security and BGP and routing security. We have been able to improve our courses and exams over time thanks to the great feedback we have received throughout the community. While we have received high ratings for exam quality, many test-takers struggle with the user experience while taking the live proctored exam and the level of service offered by our third-party provider. To address this feedback, we will be pausing our service for the month of March 2023 to make the needed improvements and to transition to a new exam platform. Those who have already scheduled an exam will still be able to take their exams until the end of March, but new exams cannot be scheduled until after the transition is complete. It will also not be possible to claim vouchers during this transition. Instead of our current model which requires users to schedule ahead for a live proctoring session, we will be switching over to an on-demand exam option that is recorded and reviewed later to ensure test-taking standards are met. This means you only need to register for the exam when you are ready and after you have done so you can take it immediately. We will share more details over the coming weeks, and look forward to inviting you to try out our new exam platform. In the meantime, we encourage you to make use of this downtime to prepare for an exam using our online courses in the RIPE NCC Academy: https://academy.ripe.net/ If you have any questions or feedback, please reach out to us at exams(a)ripe.net <mailto:exams@ripe.net>. Kind regards, Alvaro Vives L&D Manager RIPE NCC

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[news] RIPE 86: Apply now for RACI funding and RIPE Fellowships
by Vesna Manojlovic 24 Jan '23

24 Jan '23

Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC is accepting applications for the RIPE Fellowship and RACI candidates to attend RIPE 86, taking place in Rotterdam 22-26 May 2023. You can read more about the RIPE Meeting at: https://ripe86.ripe.net/ *The application deadline for both RACI and the RIPE Fellowship is Thursday, 9 March 2023.* We encourage our long-standing community members to please share this information with others in your network who could benefit from these opportunities. ----------- RACI ----------- We are happy to share that the RIPE Academic Cooperation Initiative (RACI) is back, after being paused due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We are once again looking for talented academics in the field of Internet technology. Successful applicants receive complimentary tickets, accommodation and travel to the meetings and the opportunity to present their research. To apply, submit a short abstract and draft slides via: https://www.ripe.net/raci ----------- RIPE Fellowship ----------- Having participants with diverse backgrounds, expertise, opinions and experiences enriches the RIPE community. With the RIPE Fellowship, we aim to create opportunities for individuals from underrepresented regions, minority backgrounds, or others who would otherwise be unable to attend without funding, to participate in the RIPE Meetings.The RIPE Fellowship covers the cost of a meeting ticket, travel and accommodation for successful candidates in the RIPE NCC service region. More information, including the link to the application form is available at: https://www.ripe.net/fellowship Thank you for sharing these announcements! Warm regards, Vesna Manojlovic -- Senior Community Builder, RIPE NCC https://labs.ripe.net/author/becha/

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Extending the consultation period for service criticality
by Razvan Oprea 19 Jan '23

19 Jan '23

Dear colleagues, Your input about the criticality ratings of www.ripe.net, our email service (MX), RIPE NCC Access (SSO) and the LIR Portal is important. Keeping in mind the busy end of year, and the holidays, we have extended our consultation period until 22 January 2023. Wishing you all a happy new year. Regards, Razvan C. Oprea RIPE NCC

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RIPE NCC Quarterly Planning Q1 2023
by Fergal Cunningham 03 Jan '23

03 Jan '23

Dear all, We have now published our Q1 2023 plans for our development teams. These are available at: https://www.ripe.net/support/documentation/quarterly-planning <https://www.ripe.net/support/documentation/quarterly-planning> Our quarterly planning includes the work we will be carrying out in the next few months in: - RPKI - Learning & Development - RIPE Database - Business Applications, including the LIR Portal, Registry Services and other applications. - DNS and K-root - RIPE Atlas - RIPEstat - RIS - Information Technology - Information Security, Risk and Compliance Previously, any work items related to information security, risk and compliance were included in the Information Technology area. As the Information Security, Risk, and Compliance area keeps developing, we split the work items and created a separate area for them that can be found at: https://www.ripe.net/support/documentation/quarterly-planning/information-s… The goals of publishing our planning are to be transparent about the work we will be carrying out in the coming months, to get your input on those plans, and to foster a dialogue with our members and the community about what you would like to see the RIPE NCC work on going forward. If you have any input on our plans or want to let us know what you would like to see us work on, please let us know. Kind regards, and best wishes for the new year. Fergal Cunningham Head of Membership Engagement RIPE NCC

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Re: [ncc-services-wg] ncc-services-wg Digest, Vol 118, Issue 20
by Serhii Khomenko 22 Dec '22

22 Dec '22

I still will not get tired of being surprised at how naive people who live in civilized European countries. Although, maybe it's just a cynicism. 1. The only reason why we are discussing this topic (limiting the rights of Ukrainian companies) is the aggression of the russians. They are the only ones who can steal blocks of addresses in Ukraine, threatening the holders of Internet resources with death. Instead of punishing the aggressor, you implement restrictions on the victim of aggression. -- I assume that this is cynicism. 2. If you did not know, notary services are not for free. We are all Ukrainians now actively sponsoring the Armed Forces of Ukraine who are the only guarantor of the security of our companies. And instead of sending funds to strengthen the defense of Ukraine, you want to implement on us the obligation to pay an additional fees for the notary services. Thank you so much for your "support". -- 3. As we have already determined, the only reason for your concern and maniacal desire to violently protect the resources of Ukrainian companies is russians. Also, everyone knows that hundreds of thousands of russists came not only to Ukraine, but also to dozens of countries of the European Union. And they can do whatever they want on the territory of the EU: the Skripal case, the Litvinenko case etc. The only difference is that Ukrainians have learned how to mix them with the soil. European countries do not know how to do this. So your companies are more vulnerable to the russians. Why don't you change the RIPE policy to limit the rights for companies throughout the territory of RIPE? Why don't you want to oblige European companies to pay for notary services during transfers as well or stop any transfers through all the RIPE countries at all? -- Cynicism? Yes cynicism. 4. Why don't you want to implement a single effective way to protect all companies within the RIPE —- blocking all transfers to a single criminal -- the russians??? And it will not be necessary to impose restrictions of the rights and freedoms for the European companies. But you won't do that - too much money comes from russists to RIPE, and everyone knows it. - You know nothing about European values, unless these values are refined mercantile cynicism. IMPLEMENT YOUR RESTRICTIONS FOR russia NOT FOR UKRAINE!! Or implement the same new policy for the whole RIPE region otherwise it will be discrimination of Ukraine based on national origin. Kind regards, Serhii пн, 19 груд. 2022 р. о 14:47 <ncc-services-wg-request(a)ripe.net> пише: > Send ncc-services-wg mailing list submissions to > ncc-services-wg(a)ripe.net > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.ripe.net/mailman/listinfo/ncc-services-wg > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > ncc-services-wg-request(a)ripe.net > > You can reach the person managing the list at > ncc-services-wg-owner(a)ripe.net > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of ncc-services-wg digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Survey among Ukrainian companies and Lirs (Sander Steffann) > 2. Re: Survey among Ukrainian companies and Lirs (Max Tulyev) > 3. Re: Survey among Ukrainian companies and Lirs (Olha Sira) > 4. Update on Measures to Protect Ukrainian Networks > (Hans Petter Holen) > 5. Re: Update on Measures to Protect Ukrainian Networks > (Sander Steffann) > 6. Re: Update on Measures to Protect Ukrainian Networks (Max Tulyev) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2022 14:50:06 +0100 > From: Sander Steffann <sander(a)steffann.nl> > To: Max Tulyev <president(a)ukraine.su> > Cc: ncc-services-wg(a)ripe.net > Subject: Re: [ncc-services-wg] Survey among Ukrainian companies and > Lirs > Message-ID: <1CC41DBA-FB29-44BF-9142-17F268C35DF1(a)steffann.nl> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Hi Max, > > > Of course they will not reply. > > > > We are seeing now the finish of "afrinicization" of RIPE NCC. NCC is no > more community and consensus driving. They works on behalf on some "crystal > clear" government people, probably for free, but I'm not sure. > > Please keep such unfounded accusations to yourself > Sander > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2022 15:56:37 +0200 > From: Max Tulyev <president(a)ukraine.su> > To: ncc-services-wg(a)ripe.net > Subject: Re: [ncc-services-wg] Survey among Ukrainian companies and > Lirs > Message-ID: <5618df1b-1012-cd57-e7a0-1455c83193fa(a)ukraine.su> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed > > If I see no clear reason for some action, I will come up with the most > appropriate one. And it is not good for sure. Because it looks like this > I said. > > 19.12.22 15:50, Sander Steffann ????: > > Hi Max, > > > >> Of course they will not reply. > >> > >> We are seeing now the finish of "afrinicization" of RIPE NCC. NCC is no > more community and consensus driving. They works on behalf on some "crystal > clear" government people, probably for free, but I'm not sure. > > > > Please keep such unfounded accusations to yourself > > Sander > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2022 14:15:10 +0000 > From: Olha Sira <vasylevych(a)gmail.com> > To: "ncc-services-wg(a)ripe.net" <ncc-services-wg(a)ripe.net> > Subject: Re: [ncc-services-wg] Survey among Ukrainian companies and > Lirs > Message-ID: > < > CAENpxnRwX2iSbMNig5i93SMDd_P99Sb3XY5WY07yEQk9zbu-Ug(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > +1 > > On Mon, Dec 19, 2022 at 1:38 PM Matthias Merkel < > matthias.merkel(a)staclar.com> > wrote: > > > Delays are expected, but it now seems like transfers are paused entirely. > > If this is not the case then perhaps the NCC should clarify? > > > > ? > > Matthias Merkel > > [image: Sent from Front] > > > > On December 19, 2022 at 2:37 PM GMT+1 > pbd.ripe.ncc.services.wg(a)urdn.com.ua > > wrote: > > > > Matthias Merkel <matthias.merkel(a)staclar.com> wrote: > > > > > > > Can we get any kind of official statement from the RIPE NCC on the > > > current status on this? > > > > The explanation for the extra delays was made on this mailing list by > > Hans Petter Holen on Wed, 2 Nov 2022: > > > > > As an immediate response, all transfer requests from Ukrainian > > > networks will be escalated to me until further notice. We will of > > > course continue to apply the highest levels of due diligence when > > > reviewing these requests. This will add some amount of delay, which > > > I think is entirely appropriate under the circumstances and given > > > the seriousness of the concerns that have been raised. > > > > > > However, if the delays would become too important, I suppose this > > decision should be reversed. > > > > -- > > > > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, get a password reminder, or change > > your subscription options, please visit: > > https://lists.ripe.net/mailman/listinfo/ncc-services-wg > > > > -- > > > > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, get a password reminder, or change > > your subscription options, please visit: > > https://lists.ripe.net/mailman/listinfo/ncc-services-wg > > >

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Re: [ncc-services-wg] ncc-services-wg Digest, Vol 118, Issue 23
by Serhii Khomenko 20 Dec '22

20 Dec '22

Hello to everyone, Let me clarify my point of view. As we have already found out — the russians are the only ones who can steal Internet resources from Ukrainian companies. !! The only correct solution is to block RU from all opportunities in both ways: to receive and to offer Internet resources. !! It can be a temporary solution - until the end of the war and the complete withdrawal of all russians from Ukrainian territories, including Crimea, Donetsk and Luhansk regions. And don't say that it's not possible - RIPE has already made such restrictions for the whole country - Ukraine. What is the problem? Against Ukraine, RIPE NCC were not so afraid to act decisively and impose restrictions. > Stop transfer from UA to RU LIRs? Ok, but such transfers usual not to RU LIRs. Do you mean that russians can steal resources by transferring them not to russian companies, but to European ones? Do you have such evidences that European companies are helping the criminal activities of russians? > Okay, but what territory of the UA at the time of confirmation is under occupation? And how RIPE NCC know it's surely? Interesting things. Since 2014 russians occupied a huge part of Ukraine (Crimea, parts of Luhansk and Donetsk reg.) but RIPE didn't try to protect companies on occupied territories for more than 8 years. But now RIPE NCC would like to maniacally protect Ukrainian companies by blocking all transfers for all Ukraine. "I will kill you but protect you" — once again, thank you RIPE NCC very much for such "support" and "protection". Kind regards, Serhii > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2022 01:19:40 +0200 > From: Serg Galat <greysticky(a)gmail.com> > To: ncc-services-wg(a)ripe.net > Subject: Re: [ncc-services-wg] ncc-services-wg Digest, Vol 118, Issue > 20 > Message-ID: <91738161-33B7-479C-B73E-C0104913806B(a)gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > Dear colleague, > > To my mind you don't see the latest RIPE event. > Or didn't look carefully. > > I'm fully agree with point 1 of your speech. > That is, there is a problem. But there's no solution, or a legitimate > solution. > > Stop transfer from UA to RU LIRs? Ok, but such transfers usual not to RU > LIRs. > Accept transfers from UA to UA? Okay, but what territory of the UA at the > time of confirmation is under occupation? And how RIPE NCC know it's surely? > > And RIPE NCC is not blocking transfers by himself. The part of ua LIRs ask > NCC to do that. Temporarily. > Until this working group adopts the necessary changes to the relevant > polices. > > So no cynicism and naivety. Or something similar. That's if it's fair. > > > > > On 19 Dec 2022, at 23:09, Serhii Khomenko <khomenko.serhii.m(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > I still will not get tired of being surprised at how naive people who > live in civilized European countries. Although, maybe it's just a cynicism. > > > > 1. The only reason why we are discussing this topic (limiting the rights > of Ukrainian companies) is the aggression of the russians. They are the > only ones who can steal blocks of addresses in Ukraine, threatening the > holders of Internet resources with death. > > Instead of punishing the aggressor, you implement restrictions on the > victim of aggression. > > -- I assume that this is cynicism. > > > > 2. If you did not know, notary services are not for free. We are all > Ukrainians now actively sponsoring the Armed Forces of Ukraine who are the > only guarantor of the security of our companies. And instead of sending > funds to strengthen the defense of Ukraine, you want to implement on us the > obligation to pay an additional fees for the notary services. Thank you so > much for your "support". > > > > -- > > > > 3. As we have already determined, the only reason for your concern and > maniacal desire to violently protect the resources of Ukrainian companies > is russians. > > > > Also, everyone knows that hundreds of thousands of russists came not > only to Ukraine, but also to dozens of countries of the European Union. And > they can do whatever they want on the territory of the EU: the Skripal > case, the Litvinenko case etc. The only difference is that Ukrainians have > learned how to mix them with the soil. European countries do not know how > to do this. So your companies are more vulnerable to the russians. Why > don't you change the RIPE policy to limit the rights for companies > throughout the territory of RIPE? Why don't you want to oblige European > companies to pay for notary services during transfers as well or stop any > transfers through all the RIPE countries at all? > > > > -- Cynicism? Yes cynicism. > > > > 4. Why don't you want to implement a single effective way to protect all > companies within the RIPE ?- blocking all transfers to a single criminal -- > the russians??? And it will not be necessary to impose restrictions of the > rights and freedoms for the European companies. > > But you won't do that - too much money comes from russists to RIPE, and > everyone knows it. > > > > - You know nothing about European values, unless these values are > refined mercantile cynicism. > > > > > > IMPLEMENT YOUR RESTRICTIONS FOR russia NOT FOR UKRAINE!! > > Or implement the same new policy for the whole RIPE region otherwise it > will be discrimination of Ukraine based on national origin. > > > > Kind regards, > > Serhii > > > >

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