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Re: [RIPE Atlas Ambassadors] RIPE-Atlas-Ambassadors Digest, Vol 44, Issue 2
by Chris Carini 08 Jul '24

08 Jul '24

I, too, have not received a monthly Ambassador Report email since January of this year - I had assumed it was stopped for some reason. I'd like to receive them again, if possible. Given there are a handful of folks chiming in here stating they have not received emails, it makes me wonder if there was some issue when migrating to "the new system that activates the reports" you mentioned - perhaps something for the RIPE team to investigate? I'd personally like to start receiving these once again. Q1: 1. Do you find the monthly ambassador report useful in its current format? A1: (answering based on the last report I received, Jan of this year) Yes, slightly. I wish the report was formatted more nicely - I'm a visual person, and the report being completely unformatted text makes it much more difficult to process & digest. Q2: 2. Are there specific parts of the report you find particularly helpful or relevant? A2: I find the following helpful; (a) total number of probes I've received, (b) connection rate, (c) newly connected probes, if any, (d) total connected probes, (e) historical ambassador credits, (f) which events were attended, (g) which probes are disconnected. I find the following unhelpful; (A) the length of the reminder to tell probe hosts "You might want to remind your hosts who have not plugged in their probes or whose probes are disconnected and advise them on what steps to take to fix each issue here: <link>" (suggestion: "You might want to remind your hosts with disconnected probes what steps to take: <link>"), (B) the troubleshooting link that follows could have many more entries, IMO, (C) "You have no probes with known USB issues" - great, but its not useful to me then, so omit it. I'd only want to know if I have any that do have known issues, but otherwise omit this please, (D) no mention of what to do now that an ambassador has distributed all the probes they were given (there used to be a mention of what to do, but that seems to have gone away; is that intentional because RIPE no longer wants the Atlas network to grow? Is it because there is no longer hardware available? Is it because RIPE would prefer hosts use VMs instead? Is it just something that was accidentally removed?) (E) a second reminder, just above the 'probes that are disconnected', that states "You have no ambassador probes that are experiencing USB stick issues". I also agree with Gavin, an "exception report" of sorts would be handy to have, too, depending on what information it provided, and how actionable it would be for ambassadors. More specifically, I'd like to get an "exception report" that contains (1) which probes were disconnected for a longer period of time (once they have been disconnected for longer than say 6 months), and (2) what I can do about them. For (2), I'd want there to be something actionable, and a way for me to 'dismiss / ignore' this probe in future "exception reports". For example, I gave a probe to a colleague years ago whose house burnt down, they are ok, however their probe is long gone - I don't want / need reminders about this probe ever again, as it no longer exists. If this was the only probe that would show up in the "exception report", I'd want a way to acknowledge "yes, I'm aware or I know something is wrong. please do not notify me of this probe being an 'exception' again." Best, Chris On Tue, Jul 2, 2024 at 3:00 AM <ripe-atlas-ambassadors-request(a)ripe.net> wrote: > Send RIPE-Atlas-Ambassadors mailing list submissions to > ripe-atlas-ambassadors(a)ripe.net > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.ripe.net/mailman/listinfo/ripe-atlas-ambassadors > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > ripe-atlas-ambassadors-request(a)ripe.net > > You can reach the person managing the list at > ripe-atlas-ambassadors-owner(a)ripe.net > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of RIPE-Atlas-Ambassadors digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Ambassador Monthly Report (Gavin Tweedie) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2024 17:48:56 +0800 > From: Gavin Tweedie <gav(a)narx.net> > To: ripe-atlas-ambassadors(a)ripe.net > Subject: Re: [RIPE Atlas Ambassadors] Ambassador Monthly Report > Message-ID: <1ebe91b0-8a20-4284-8dbd-e0f61e25bf2d(a)narx.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; Format="flowed" > > Hey Lia, > > I haven't had an ambassador report since March FYI. > I'll own up that I don't read them. I'd be happy to swap it for an > exception report - what changed this week/month.. did a probe go offline > and not come back? > > The ones that went dead years ago, are probably long lost and not much > can be done about, but as soon as one goes offline for a few days/week - > that'd be handy. A likely a lower aggregate email volume. > > > Gavin > > > On 2/7/2024 4:22 pm, Lia Hestina wrote: > > Hello Joe, > > > > The report was sent monthly to the email address that the ambassador > uses. > > It contains the following information: > > - News and update > > - Statistics about probe distribution > > - Connection rate of the distributed probes > > - Credits > > - Events you will be attending - when you tag yourself here: > > https://atlas.ripe.net/get-involved/community/#!conferences > > > > Regards, > > Lia Hestina > > p.s. It seems like your email was not connected to the (then) new > > system that activates the report. > > > > On Tue, 2 Jul 2024 at 09:10, Joe Abley <jabley(a)strandkip.nl> wrote: > > > > Hi Lia, > > > > I have never seen a monthly ambassador report. I guess it's not > > sent to this list, since the archives don't reveal any examples of > > it arriving here. Where is it sent? > > > > > > Joe > > > >> On 2 Jul 2024, at 08:15, Lia Hestina <lhestina(a)ripe.net> wrote: > >> > >> ? > >> Dear all, > >> > >> You may have heard about the new requirements for bulk email > >> senders based on changes made by large email providers like > >> Google, Microsoft and Yahoo, which we wrote about on RIPE Labs > >> [1]. Following these changes, we are reviewing the emails that we > >> send out from RIPE Atlas. We want our emails to be helpful and > >> contribute to your work. > >> > >> Our monthly ambassador report provides an update on the status of > >> the probes in your account and other news. We would like hear: > >> > >> 1. Do you find the monthly ambassador report useful in its > >> current format? > >> 2. Are there specific parts of the report you find particularly > >> helpful or relevant? > >> > >> > >> Your answers will help us work out how to best share this > >> information with you, whether in a monthly update or another > >> format. If you have any questions, please let us know. > >> > >> Kind regards, > >> Lia Hestina > >> > >> [1] > >> > https://labs.ripe.net/author/fergalc/enhancing-email-delivery-at-the-ripe-n… > >> _______________________________________________ > >> RIPE-Atlas-Ambassadors mailing list > >> RIPE-Atlas-Ambassadors(a)ripe.net > >> https://lists.ripe.net/mailman/listinfo/ripe-atlas-ambassadors > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > RIPE-Atlas-Ambassadors mailing list > > RIPE-Atlas-Ambassadors(a)ripe.net > > https://lists.ripe.net/mailman/listinfo/ripe-atlas-ambassadors >

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Ambassador Monthly Report
by Lia Hestina 02 Jul '24

02 Jul '24

Dear all, You may have heard about the new requirements for bulk email senders based on changes made by large email providers like Google, Microsoft and Yahoo, which we wrote about on RIPE Labs [1]. Following these changes, we are reviewing the emails that we send out from RIPE Atlas. We want our emails to be helpful and contribute to your work. Our monthly ambassador report provides an update on the status of the probes in your account and other news. We would like hear: 1. Do you find the monthly ambassador report useful in its current format? 2. Are there specific parts of the report you find particularly helpful or relevant? Your answers will help us work out how to best share this information with you, whether in a monthly update or another format. If you have any questions, please let us know. Kind regards, Lia Hestina [1] https://labs.ripe.net/author/fergalc/enhancing-email-delivery-at-the-ripe-n…

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RIPE Labs article competition
by Lia Hestina 03 Mar '22

03 Mar '22

Dear all, We would like to invite you to join the RIPE Labs article competition, read this article to find out how you can win a free trip to join us this May at RIPE 84 in Berlin, Germany. https://labs.ripe.net/author/alun_davies/the-ripe-labs-article-competition/ May the best article win! Kind regards, _________ Lia Hestina RIPE NCC

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Software vs Hardware probes
by Marty Strong 05 Nov '20

05 Nov '20

Posting to the list hoping somebody has already found the answer :) Is there a way to filter by probe architecture, or perhaps software vs hardware probes? Marty

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RIPE Atlas 10 years anniversary events
by Lia Hestina 05 Nov '20

05 Nov '20

Dear all, RIPE Atlas turns 10 years old this month! We're excited to share two events to mark this occasion, and we invite you to join us for them: * RIPE Atlas Open House session (18 November): This is a 90 minute long virtual session in which we will celebrate 10 years of RIPE Atlas by sharing use cases, updates and having an open discussion about everything Atlas. https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/open-house/ripe-ncc-open-house-10… * Virtual RIPE Atlas Software Probe Deployathon (25 November): Deploying software probes is even more fun if we get together for it! We're aiming to get software probes deployed with mentors and participants logging in from around the world. https://labs.ripe.net/Members/becha/lets-deploy-together-ripe-atlas-softwar… Both these events are free and open to all, but please make sure to register as soon as possible. We’d be delighted if you could spread the word and invite your local communities too! Kind regards, RIPE Atlas team

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Scheduled Traceroute measurements not starting
by Dominic Schallert 22 Apr '20

22 Apr '20

Hello List, by chance, can anyone tell me why my scheduled country measurements (every 24 hour) are not starting? https://atlas.ripe.net/measurements/24818614/ <https://atlas.ripe.net/measurements/24818614/> https://atlas.ripe.net/measurements/24818627/ <https://atlas.ripe.net/measurements/24818627/> Thanks Dominic

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New Atlas-Probes connecting to .CN domain
by Dominic Schallert 09 Apr '20

09 Apr '20

Hello, i just plugged-in a brand new Atlas Probe (id: 55534) based on nanopi-neo-plus2 and the first thing that I saw in my dns logs was the following: 2020-04-09 16:27:09 A sina.com.cn ripeprobe.lan OK (forwarded) This dns lookup was definitely NOT part of an active measurement. Also I haven’t seen / see this domain with any of the older probes. Should start to worry? Thanks Dominic

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Notification for unauthorized access from 176.219.104.1
by saito-miori-ck＠ynu.jp 07 Feb '20

07 Feb '20

Hello, We are researchers from Japan working on cyber security at Yokohama National University. Our current research project aims to inform parties who may be relevant to unauthorized accesses that our monitoring system (honeypot) have observed. --- Observed Unauthorized Access --- Date and time: 2020-01-01 22:12:43.657569 UTC Observed IP address: 176.219.104.1 Observed activity: Telnet login attempt --- How we obtained your contact point --- 1) We first obtained domain topology4.dyndns.atlas.ripe.net. resolved from the observed IP address 176.219.104.1 by using passive DNS Database, DNSDB (https://www.dnsdb.info/) 2) We then searched the domain ripe.net in the Email address database (https://hunter.io/search) and obtained this Email address. For evaluating the validity of this contact point, it would be great if you could help our study by answering the questions on our web page or by sending Email to us. - On Web page Please access to our web page (https://ipsr.ynu.ac.jp/notification/BuzDNF/index.html) and answer questions. - By Email Please send your answers to the following questions to ynugr-notify(a)ynu.ac.jp with your Notification ID: BuzDNF [Questions] Notification ID: BuzDNF Q1. Do you think you are relevant parties of the IP addresses that we have observed unauthorized access from? a) Relevant b) NOT relevant c) Don't know Q2. Do you want to receive notification from us if we observe more unauthorized access from this IP address in the future? a) Yes b) No --- More Detail Information --- If you need further information or if you have any other questions, please contact us ynugr-notify(a)ynu.ac.jp. Best regards, Security Notification Research Team, Yoshioka Lab Research Center for Information and Physical Security Yokohama National University, Japan Email: ynugr-notify(a)ynu.ac.jp URL: https://ipsr.ynu.ac.jp/notification/BuzDNF/index.html

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Netconf in India/Bangalore on 27 March
by Zainab Bawa 05 Feb '20

05 Feb '20

Hello Ripe Atlas community, Vesna suggested reaching out to you. My colleague Anwesha Sarkar and I run the Rootconf community in India. https://hasgeek.com/rootconf *As part of our work at Rootconf, we have launched a new initiative - Netconf - to bring together a community to discuss practice and issues concerning network engineering, network security, network regulations, privacy and access to the internet. * *Our first event is an unconference on 27 March, in Bangalore. * *https://hasgeek.com/rootconf/netconf-2020/* <https://hasgeek.com/rootconf/netconf-2020/> *We are inviting speakers, participants and collaborators to contribute topics for discussion, talks, workshops and Birds of Feather (BOF) sessions. Topics can cover:* 1. *Monitoring networks - engineering aspects as well as educational aspect of teaching members of civil society on how to use tools and technologies for monitoring networks.* 2. *Network security.* 3. *Access to the internet, covering engineering, regulations, and socio-cultural aspects of access.* 4. *Questions of privacy in the context of using networks. * 5. *Cloud and new regulations concerning cloud * 6. *Others* *The CfP is open here: https://hasgeek.com/rootconf/netconf-2020/proposals#call-for-proposal <https://hasgeek.com/rootconf/netconf-2020/proposals#call-for-proposal> * *For more information/queries, please write to rootconf.editorial(a)hasgeek.com <rootconf.editorial(a)hasgeek.com>* Look forward to your participation. Regards, Zainab -- CEO and Director, HasGeek Learning Private Limited

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New RIPE Atlas Ambassador T-shirt
by Lia Hestina 17 Jan '20

17 Jan '20

Hello all, The RIPE Atlas ambassadors have a new t-shirt. We would like each and every one of you to have one! The best way to distribute them would be at events. You can get a t-shirt during one of the RIPE NCC events, like RIPE 80, SEE 9, MENOG 20 etc. Some RIPE NCC staff also attend other RIR meetings like LACNIC and APNIC, so we may be able to deliver the t-shirt there too. If you’re not attending any of these events, we could ship you one! But…we would prefer to hand it to you personally :) So we hope you’ll choose to meet us! Please fill in this form so that we can prepare it for you in advance. https://forms.gle/5z3Sb86rXVPmyexr9 <https://forms.gle/vcDqPrbqqAPudrzD9> [Open URL] Looking forward to seeing you in your t-shirt! Warm greetings from the RIPE Atlas team! P.S. If you choose to have your t-shirt sent to you, it may take longer, since we use a standard mail service. _________

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