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RIPE NCC New Activities for 2005
by Axel Pawlik 18 Jul '04

18 Jul '04

Dear Colleagues, [apologies for duplicates] Please find attached a list of new RIPE NCC activities scheduled for 2005 and activities that represent a significant change in resource allotment from 2004. We provide this list as a follow-up to my presentations in the RIPE NCC Services Working Group and at the RIPE NCC General Meeting, in May of this year. By no means is this intended as a representation of the full 2005 Activity Plan or precise associated cost. Instead, this early in the process it is meant primarily to foster discussion and feedback from you to us and the Executive Board to aid our planning and production of the final Activity Plan, Budget and Charging Scheme documents. We envisage a comment period of about four weeks, after which we will commence production of the draft Activity Plan and Budget documents that we will publish in good time prior to the RIPE NCC General Meeting in September (we are aiming for a publication date at the end of August). Based on discussions at the RIPE NCC Services Working Group, the General Meeting, and the respective mailing lists, the Executive Board will formally approve the final Activity Plan and Budget 2005 documents in Q3'2004. According to the revised Articles of Association the members will be formally asked to approve the Charging Scheme 2005 at the General Meeting in September. This document will be published four weeks in advance of the GM according to the formal requirements. I hope personally that the coming weeks will show a further increase in membership involvement in the production of these documents, setting the course for our work over the next year. Regards, Axel Pawlik PS As I am currently on family holidays, my participation in the discussion might be sparse for the next 10 days. ==== New Activities for 2005 For each of the new activities listed below a description is provided as well as an assessment of its financial impact on resources. The following ranges are used to show the financial impact and relative weight of the proposed new activities. Fractional 0 - 50 kEUR Small 50 - 100 kEUR Moderate 100 - 200 kEUR Significant 200 - 400 kEUR Substantial > 400 kEUR 1) RIPE NCC Member Service Desk Feedback received from RIPE NCC Members has revealed a need to consolidate the communication channels members can use to contact the RIPE NCC. To achieve this, the RIPE NCC will create the RIPE NCC Member Service Desk, a convenient single point of contact that will be available through direct email and phone contact. Email will remain the primary means of communication. The aim of the RIPE NCC Member Service Desk is to improve the ease and efficiency with which members can interact with the RIPE NCC. The desk will cover Internet number resource requests and related issues involving RIPE NCC Hostmaster, RIPE Database and RIPE NCC billing queries. This will be in addition to the regular service requests handled by the RIPE NCC Hostmasters and RIPE DBM. The possibility of contacting the RIPE NCC Member Service Desk by both PSTN and IP(VOIP) will be investigated and prepared. Dependent on feedback from RIPE NCC Members, the scope of the RIPE NCC Member Service Desk may be expanded in the long term. Financial Impact: Significant (200 - 400 kEUR) 2) Further Deployment of Mirror Instances of the K-root Nameserver The RIPE NCC will continue to deploy mirror instances of the K-root nameserver. This will further improve the distribution, redundancy and performance of this crucial service as well as its resilience against Denial of Service (DoS) attacks. In 2005 the RIPE NCC will continue deployment of local nodes in the RIPE NCC service region, which will be done on a cost recovery basis. The RIPE NCC will also deploy several (2-3) global nodes in North America and Asia-Pacific. Most of the costs of global node deployment will be covered by the RIPE NCC. Financial Impact: Significant (200 - 400 kEUR) 3) Improving Data Integrity In 2005 the RIPE NCC will focus efforts on improving the accuracy, integrity and consistency of data related to Internet number resources. Mechanisms will be established to ensure higher quality data in the long term, decreasing discrepancies and incorrect contact details and thus increasing the speed at which requests and disputes can be resolved. The improved integrity of data will benefit the Internet community by increasing the reliability of using registration data in the daily operations of LIRs and ISPs. Financial Impact: Moderate (100 - 200 kEUR) 4) Developing New Training Methods To adapt the training offered by the RIPE NCC to the differing needs of the audience, new training methods will be developed, particularly focusing on online training. The intention is to reach a broader audience, particularly those who are unable to attend RIPE NCC training courses due to geographical, financial, scheduling or other constraints. Offering more accessible training will help members to send better-prepared requests to the RIPE NCC Hostmasters. This aims to ensure a more timely completion of allocation requests. In addition, the RIPE NCC will develop new forms of training to specifically target non-traditional audiences such as journalists, politicians and administrators. This is a logical progression of the RIPE NCC's outreach efforts developed over previous years. The aim is to encourage well-informed decisions and to win continued support for the existing RIR framework. Financial Impact: Small (50 - 100 kEUR) 5) Membership Survey The RIPE NCC will commission an independent member and stakeholder survey, similar to the survey conducted by KPMG in 2002. Based on the results of this survey and in close interaction with the members and stakeholders, the RIPE NCC will continue to improve its operational quality and organisational structure. Financial Impact: Small (50 - 100 kEUR) 6) Cross Registry Information Service Protocol (CRISP) Responding to requests from the community for a standard, uniform global view of Internet Number Resources, the RIPE NCC will continue to participate in the IETF process to develop the Cross Registry Information Service Protocol. In 2005, the RIPE NCC will provide server implementation and client tools, while co-ordinating with other server operators, client tool authors, and service providers to encourage use. Financial Impact: Small (50 - 100 kEUR) 7) Deployment of Anti-SPAM Measures and SPAM Abuse Policies The RIPE NCC will deploy technical facilities to minimise the effect of SPAM and SPAM abuse towards the RIPE NCC and the mailing lists it provides for members and the RIPE community. Financial Impact: Fractional (0 - 50 kEUR) --- end

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Re: [dns-wg] Last Warning: Termination of <auto-inaddr@ripe.net>
by Jim Reid 14 Jul '04

14 Jul '04

>>>>> "Olaf" == Olaf M Kolkman <olaf(a)ripe.net> writes: Olaf> As announced previously (e.g. [1]), we will discontinue the Olaf> use of the <auto-inaddr(a)ripe.net> e-mail interface for Olaf> reverse delegation requests as of tomorrow (July 15, 2004). Olaf> From tomorrow, all mails sent to this address will be Olaf> returned to sender. I hope the bounce message tells the sender what email address they should have used or points them at a web page that gives this info.

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Last Warning: Termination of <auto-inaddr@ripe.net>
by Olaf M. Kolkman 14 Jul '04

14 Jul '04

Dear Colleagues, [Apologies for the duplicate messages] As announced previously (e.g. [1]), we will discontinue the use of the <auto-inaddr(a)ripe.net> e-mail interface for reverse delegation requests as of tomorrow (July 15, 2004). From tomorrow, all mails sent to this address will be returned to sender. Reverse delegation requests can only be submitted to the RIPE Whois Database by using the <auto-dbm(a)ripe.net> e-mail interface or by using one of the other update mechanisms such as web-updates[2]. For more information about the authentication mechanism, please see http://www.ripe.net/reverse -- Olaf Kolkman New Projects, RIPE NCC [1] http://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail-archives/dns-wg/2004/msg00042.html [2] Webupdates interface to the RIPE Whois Database. http://www.ripe.net/perl/webupdates.pl If you are reading this or related posts from the archive all occurrences of ripe.net in e-mail addresses have been replaced by localhost -- ---------------------------------| Olaf M. Kolkman ---------------------------------| RIPE NCC

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Registration Deadline - RIPE NCC Regional Meeting, Nairobi 28 - 30 July 2004
by Membership Liaison Officer 12 Jul '04

12 Jul '04

[Apologies for duplicate mails] Dear Colleagues, This is a final reminder that the RIPE NCC Regional Meeting in Nairobi will be held 28 - 30 July 2004 at the Norfolk Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya. Attendance to the RIPE NCC Regional Meeting is free of charge. However, attendees are responsible for covering their own travel and accommodation costs. REGISTRATION Please note that registration for the Regional Meeting closes on 19 July 2004. To register, please see: http://www.ripe.net/cgi-bin/nairobi-reg AGENDA The agenda has recently been updated with more information about speakers and presentations. For the full agenda, please see: http://www.ripe.net/ripencc/regional-meetings/nairobi-2004/agenda.html TRAINING As a part of the Regional Meeting the RIPE NCC will hold a Routing Registry and DNSSec seminar in the afternoon of Thursday, 29 July 2004. In addition, RIPE NCC will be holding an LIR Training Course on Friday 30 July 2004. You can register for the LIR Training Course at: http://www.ripe.net/cgi-bin/trainingform.pl.cgi Information about the contents of the course can be found at: http://www.ripe.net/training/ If you have any questions about the Training Course, please contact us at: <training(a)ripe.net>. MORE INFORMATION More information about the RIPE NCC Regional Meeting, Nairobi is available from: http://www.ripe.net/ripencc/regional-meetings/nairobi-2004/index.html Any further questions can be sent directly to: <contact(a)ripe.net>. Regards, Nathalie Dougall Membership Liaison Officer RIPE NCC

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Deprecation of <auto-inaddr@ripe.net>
by Olaf M. Kolkman 05 Jul '04

05 Jul '04

Dear Colleagues, (Apologies for duplicate messages) Further to our message sent on April 26[1] we would like to inform you that we will discontinue use of the <auto-inaddr(a)ripe.net> e-mail interface for reverse delegation requests as of July 14, 2004. Starting from this date, any mail sent to <auto-inaddr(a)ripe.net> will receive an appropriate redirection message. Reverse delegation requests can only be submitted to the RIPE Whois Database by using the <auto-dbm(a)ripe.net> e-mail interface or by using one of the other update mechanisms such as web-updates[2]. For more information about the authentication mechanism, please see http://www.ripe.net/reverse -- Olaf Kolkman New Projects, RIPE NCC [1] Announcement: New Policy and Procedures for Reverse DNS Requests http://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail-archives/dns-wg/2004/msg00024.html [2] Webupdates interface to the RIPE Whois Database. http://www.ripe.net/perl/webupdates.pl If you are reading this or related posts from the archive all occurrences of ripe.net in e-mail addresses have been replaced by localhost.

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RE: [local-ir@ripe.net]LIR Portal outage
by Casey Paul (IE) 02 Jul '04

02 Jul '04

I was wondering what the problem was as I was trying to access it. Thanks for providing the update. Keep up the good work. :) Thanks. /Paul -----Original Message----- From: Shane Kerr [mailto:shane@ripe.net] Sent: 02 July 2004 13:01 To: local-ir(a)ripe.net; ncc-services-wg(a)ripe.net; lirportal(a)ripe.net Subject: [local-ir(a)ripe.net]LIR Portal outage Dear Colleagues, On Friday, 2nd July, between 11:00 and 13:30 CET, the LIR Portal was unavailable, due to a hardware fault. The fault was discovered during system maintainence. We apologise for any inconvenience that this downtime may have caused to your operations. Regards, Shane Kerr Software Engineering Department Manager RIPE NCC **************************************************************************************** Please note as of 31st March 2004 we will not be accepting any email to Digifone.com addresses. From this date please send all emails to O2.com. This E-mail is from O2. The E-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and may also be privileged and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. Any unauthorised direct or indirect dissemination, distribution or copying of this message and any attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received the E-mail in error please notify postmaster(a)O2.com or telephone ++ 353 1 6095000. *****************************************************************************************

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LIR Portal outage
by Shane Kerr 02 Jul '04

02 Jul '04

Dear Colleagues, On Friday, 2nd July, between 11:00 and 13:30 CET, the LIR Portal was unavailable, due to a hardware fault. The fault was discovered during system maintainence. We apologise for any inconvenience that this downtime may have caused to your operations. Regards, Shane Kerr Software Engineering Department Manager RIPE NCC

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Reminder - RIPE NCC Regional Meeting, Nairobi, Kenya 28-30 July 2004
by Membership Liaison Officer 30 Jun '04

30 Jun '04

[Apologies for duplicate emails] Dear Colleague, We would like to remind you that the RIPE NCC Regional Meeting in Nairobi will be held 28 - 30 July 2004 at the Norfolk Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya. Attendance to the RIPE NCC Regional Meeting is open and free of charge. However, attendees are responsible to cover their own travel and accommodation costs. Conference attendees will include RIPE NCC members, industry partners, government representatives and regulators with particular interest in wide area IP networking. If your organisation wishes to provide a presentation or suggest a relevant topic, or if you have any questions, please send an email to: <contact(a)ripe.net> REGISTRATION To register, please see: http://www.ripe.net/cgi-bin/nairobi-reg Please note that registration closes on 19 July 2004. AGENDA The Regional Meeting draft agenda has been updated and can be found at: http://www.ripe.net/ripencc/regional-meetings/nairobi-2004/agenda.html Agenda points and discussion topics include: * AfriNIC - The emerging RIR; * Peering and Exchange Points; * Are we running out of IPv4 address space?; * An update on IPv6; * The industry self-regulatory open structures and processes used by the RIPE NCC and the global Internet community; * How to participate in and influence IP address management policy-making; * Domain Name management on the Internet; * Root Server Operations. MORE INFORMATION More information about the RIPE NCC Regional Meeting, Nairobi is available from: http://www.ripe.net/ripencc/regional-meetings/nairobi-2004/index.html I trust you will find the discussions and tutorials on Internet Resource allocation and management relevant to your work. Regards, Nathalie Dougall Membership Liaison Officer RIPE NCC http://www.ripe.net

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Updated Procedure for Becoming a New RIPE NCC LIR
by RIPE NCC 08 Jun '04

08 Jun '04

Dear Colleagues, Effective Tuesday 8 June 2004, the procedure for becoming a new RIPE NCC LIR will be updated. The modified procedure is meant to improve the time to completion for a new LIR to become a member and improve the customer service and support given to new LIRs. Correct information supply and an automated web form, along with online help text and real-time syntax checking, will make the process more clear, easier to use and will replace the need for lengthy documents. More information on the new LIR procedure can be found at: www.ripe.net/ripencc/new-mem/ Regards, The RIPE NCC

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RIPE NCC Regional Meeting, Nairobi 28-30 July 2004
by Membership Liaison Officer 07 Jun '04

07 Jun '04

Dear Colleagues, The RIPE NCC is pleased to announce the RIPE NCC Regional Meeting in Nairobi, to be held 28-30 July 2004. Details of the venue will follow shortly. Attendance to the RIPE NCC Regional Meeting is open and free of charge. However, attendees are responsible for covering their own travel and accommodation costs. Registration for the Regional Meeting is open. To register, please see: http://www.ripe.net/cgi-bin/nairobi-reg The RIPE NCC Regional Meeting will focus on Internet resource allocation and Internet management issues including: - The industry self-regulatory open structures and processes used by the RIPE NCC and the global Internet community; - How to participate in and influence IP address management policy-making; - AfriNIC - The emerging RIR; - Peering and Exchange Points; - Are we running out of IPv4 address space?; - An update on IPv6; - Domain Name management on the Internet; - Root Server Operations. The Regional Meeting draft agenda can be found at: http://www.ripe.net/ripencc/regional-meetings/nairobi-2004/agenda.html RIPE and the RIPE NCC will explain their roles in the administration of the Internet infrastructure as well as specific aspects in managing and operating the Internet infrastructure. The discussions will be directly related to the particular needs and concerns surrounding these issues in the region. The current draft meeting agenda reflects our intentions. However, it requires active participation from the local community to discuss specific issues of the region. If your organisation wishes to provide a presentation or suggest a relevant topic, please send your proposal by e-mail to: <contact(a)ripe.net> The RIPE NCC is one of four Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) that provide Internet resource allocation, registration services and co-ordination activities that support the operation of the Internet globally. The RIPE NCC is an independent, not-for-profit membership organisation that provides services to members in its service region currently covering Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia and African countries located north of the equator. Further information about the RIPE NCC and RIPE can be found at: http://www.ripe.net More information about the RIPE NCC Regional Meeting, Nairobi is available from: http://www.ripe.net/ripencc/regional-meetings/nairobi-2004/ Any further questions can be sent directly to: <contact(a)ripe.net>. Regards, Nathalie Dougall Membership Liaison Officer RIPE NCC

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