ncc-services-wg-admin@ripe.net wrote on 09/10/2007 16:35:21:
On Oct 9, 2007, at 15:57, Andy Davidson wrote:
As for Jim's concerns - I will wait for him to submit his proposal.
I thought I already had... :-)
Here it is again, perhaps more explicitly than before.
There a number of other organisations who are monitoring DNS servers, some of whom may be willing to offer this as a commercial service. IMO those advocating the NCC is the only provider of DNS monitoring servers should demonstrate that that is the case, or that alternative offerings are tainted in some way and cannot be as impartial as the NCC's would be. If there really is no alternative, then the justification for extending the scope of the NCC offering is on stronger foundations. My earlier concerns still stand -- unless contradictory evidence emerges. Those concerns would diminish, but not go away, if it does turn out that there is no viable alternative and that fact is clearly documented.
I think there is a contradiction here. You say there are organisations that provide this service, but then also say that other organisations are prevented from offering this service because RIPE do. I am not aware of any other services. At the risk of advertising, can you send specific details of alternative services to the list? If you do then I for one will look at them. Ian