January 1995 - ripe-list - mailman.ripe.net

Re: DANTE CERT Service
by keld＠dkuug.dk 20 Jan '95

20 Jan '95

Peter2 writes: > Or (a more positive note) is DANTE the right organization to > do the collection of money and subcontract the actual work > to another organization taht all parties trust to do the > (necessarily sensitive) coordination service right? > I do not think DANTE is the right organisation. DANTE represents govermentally subsidised academic networks, which are now entering the commercial networking market, in conflict with EU fair competition legislation, according to my view. We do not see DANTE as being neutral at all, which is required for the role proposed. Keld Simonsen

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Apologies for resent mail
by Tim Grimer 20 Jan '95

20 Jan '95

Many apologies for some 16 messages sent by accident to this list. We know of only one way this could have occured. At Unipalm, our windows based mail application allows you to "Drag-and-drop" selected groups of mail messages to folders. Unfortunately, it is possible to drop messages into the out-tray by accident at which point they are promptly sent. Peter Dawe has a separate mail account, Peter2, which is used by his Personal Assistant to organise the large volume of mail he receives daily. The unwanted mail came from there. We are taking steps to make sure that mail cannot originate from this source in the future. Tim Grimer. Unipalm Postmaster.

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RIPE meeting special request
by RIPE NCC Staff 20 Jan '95

20 Jan '95

Dear All, I would like to ask your help at the forthcoming RIPE meeting. I am "retiring" from the minute-taking task at this and future RIPE meetings :-). Instead, David Kessens our new colleague will be doing this. Since this is his first time, I will of course be helping him, but it would be great if everyone who is giving a presentation could coordinate with David and with the Working Group chairs so that the task of collecting all the information for the minutes is made easier for him. Your help is much appreciated. (aplogies to anyone who gets this message twice) Kind Regards, Anne RIPE NCC

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RIPE20 : Terminal room facilities
by RIPE NCC Staff 20 Jan '95

20 Jan '95

Terminal-room facilities during the RIPE-meeting. ------------------------------------------------- Time allowing, we will provide a terminal room during the RIPE meeting. There will be a number of ASCII terminals connected to a terminal-server (hef-ts1.nikhef.nl or hef-ts2.nikhef.nl), which will allow for telnet access. We will also provide ethernet tap points for laptop computers. 10base2 and 10baseT will be provided. 110V will be available too, on request of some of our guests from other continents. We will assign static IP addresses to persons to avoid having to reconfigure their machines. People in need of a 'permanent' IP address for the time of the meeting should send a message to <ncc(a)ripe.net> with 'Terminalroom' in the subject; the addresses will be assigned on-site. People that need to have access lists changed should allow access from 192.16.199.0/24 and 193.0.0.0/24. Printer access will be provided via an uuencoded-file-via-mail gateway. Unfortunately, Apple localtalk access cannot be provided, sorry. We're not trying to match an IETF terminal room, but if you have special requests in this area, please send them to us. Kind regards, Geert Jan de Groot

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Re: CIX Europe?
by Bernard.Tuy＠renater.fr 19 Jan '95

19 Jan '95

| From: Havard Eidnes <Havard.Eidnes(a)runit.sintef.no> | | If you are specifically thinking of the route you have to follow to | get from res.enst.fr to e.g. ub4b.eunet.be, well, ask the respective | parties and find out why they appear to be dragging their feet. (My | somewhat old information tells me that an interconnection was planned, | and for all I know it may still be planned.) ====BT: you *were* right but from now the peering between Eunet and Ebone is running thru Vienna-EBS and not only planned ... Cheers, +Bernard Tuy.

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Re: CIX Europe?
by Bernard.Tuy＠renater.fr 18 Jan '95

18 Jan '95

> Can anyone tell me why there isn't a CIX in Europe? Or >perhaps one is in the works? ====BT: That's a matter of fact that there is no one but many GIXes (not CIXes -as every kind of traffic is allowed : academic and commercial) at the moment all over Europe ... the nearest from you is located in Paris (where Oleane, Phynet and Renater are connected and exchanging traffic, soon will be connected there too : Pipex, Transpac-Fr and Eunet-Fr). Other GIXes are already running : London, Amsterdam, Stockholm and Geneva -for the most well known. +Bernard Tuy. \Renater-CIC/

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Re: CIX Europe?
by Havard Eidnes 18 Jan '95

18 Jan '95

> Can anyone tell me why there isn't a CIX in Europe? Or > perhaps one is in the works? Well, there are a number of interconnect points in Europe, the one in London being one, the ones in Stockholm, Amsterdam and Paris (and Oslo, Helsinki and Copenhagen) being other ones. There are probably more. Some of these are there mainly (or solely) to give more efficient connectivity internally in a country, some of them have a wider scope. > This may seem like an ignorant question (or at least, > "politically uninformed"), but it seems abhorent to me that all > the various commerical providers in Europe have to pull lines to > Alexandria, VA (or wherever) to connect to each other. The network service providers in Europe have a need to go to the US anyway, and widening the US capacity may be cheaper than buying corresponding europe-internal international capacity (sad but true). This is however only one side of the issue. The issue is also one of priorities, money and (gee ;-) politics. I can't see that we wouldn't have the same problems with a CIX in Europe as we have with the currently established Internet exchange points. Please also note that the "CIX" concept has some perceived extra baggage (e.g. the original concrete implementation) that some people feel we are better off without. If you are specifically thinking of the route you have to follow to get from res.enst.fr to e.g. ub4b.eunet.be, well, ask the respective parties and find out why they appear to be dragging their feet. (My somewhat old information tells me that an interconnection was planned, and for all I know it may still be planned.) - Havard

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Re: CIX Europe?
by bob＠informatics.rutherford.ac.uk 18 Jan '95

18 Jan '95

> at least for demon, pipex, bt and ukerna it does.... and for EUmet Britain. Basically any (UK) primary service provider is free to join if it wishes. Bob

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34-155 MBIT Interconnection of Research Networks - Call for proposals
by martin＠terena.nl 18 Jan '95

18 Jan '95

These notes are from a talk given as part of the Telematics Applications programme information days in Brussels on the 17th January 1995 where the launch of a call for proposals for provision of a 34/155 M bits/s network was launched jointly by DGXIII and DGIII. These are my own notes. I make no guarantees for their correctness and you should consult the references given (and not me!) for more information. Queries about the Telematics Applications programme should be directed to: telematics(a)dg13.cec.be. Please feel free to forward this message to other interested parties. Regards, John Interconnection of European Research and University Networks ------------------------------------------------------------ at 34 and 155 Mbits/s --------------------- Call for proposals. The Workprogramme for Telematics Applications for Research included a series of tasks (RE 1.1 to RE 1.3) which defined the validation of a trans-European network of 34 Mbits/s, progressing to 155 Mbits/s. The validation of this network has now become a joint initiative between DGXIII (Telematics Applications Programme) and DGIII (ESPRIT). A call for proposals for the validation of this network has now been launched. The closing date for submissions of proposals is the 15th March. The complimentary information concerning these specific tasks and accompanying the Telematics Applications Call for Proposals can be seen at: http://www.terena.nl/telematics/rtdninfo.html The Telematics Applications Call for Proposals can be seen at: http://www.terena.nl/telematics/cfp.html 1. Funding and Timing --------------------- * A collaborative approach between users and suppliers is encouraged. * The action will have a duration of 2 years. * The action will be a shared cost action. The EC is expected to fund up to 50% of the cost in the first year and up to 30% in the second year. * The total budgetary contribution from the EC is expected to be a maximum of 30 MECU for the 2 years. This contribution by the EC is seen as a starting block for a high- bandwidth network service in Europe. It is expected that the people who make use of this network will eventually have to pay for it. There will be a continuation phase after the initial 2 years but at a lower level. 2. Consortia Composition ------------------------ * European Telecoms operators and service providers. * National Research Networks in Europe operating at, or planning to operate at 34 M bits/s (or higher). * It is essential that there is evidence of consultation with user representatives. 3. Content of proposal ---------------------- The proposal must contain: * Description of technical approach. * Timescales for operational deployment. * Details of the technology to be deployed (both initially and at later stages). * Approach to service provision and quality management. (The EC will specify service and quality levels but not technology.) * Approach to trans-Atlantic connections. * Approach to maintaining connections to the existing European national research networks operating at lower speeds. * Access by academic and industrial researchers (but _not_ industry). Acceptable use policy (AUP). * Approach to connectivity between multiple high-speed pilots. --end John

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CIX Europe?
by Philippe-Andre Prindeville 18 Jan '95

18 Jan '95

Hi. Can anyone tell me why there isn't a CIX in Europe? Or perhaps one is in the works? This may seem like an ignorant question (or at least, "politically uninformed"), but it seems abhorent to me that all the various commerical providers in Europe have to pull lines to Alexandria, VA (or wherever) to connect to each other. Thanks, -Philip

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RIPE 19 actions status report (JANUARY)
by RIPE NCC Staff 16 Jan '95

16 Jan '95

RIPE 19 actions status report (JANUARY) Below is the list of action items from the RIPE meeting (and previously). The actions are grouped into two different categories: "Done" and "Open". If you are on the list with an action against your name, would you please reply confirming the status of that action : ie. whether it has been "Done" or whether it is still "Open", with an expected approx date for completion, if possible. This is the FINAL reminder before the RIPE meeting which is just over a week away. Thanks ! David Kessens RIPE NCC ------------- Action List - RIPE 19 ===================== 1. Done Action: 19.9 Marten Terpstra To set up environment to allow objects to be sent to "a test database". Action: 19.13 Milan Sterba Send e-mail to the prospective contributors to the CDS. Action: 19.16 Stephan Biesbroeck To ask RIPE NCC to create a trouble ticket only mailing list which is maintained by the RIPE NCC. 2. Open Action: 17.1 Glenn Kowack Volunteered to write a paper for discussion which would focus on a funding model for the RIPE NCC. Action: 17.7 Wilfried Woeber, NCC To produce the necessary documentation for the new DB software - ongoing Action: 17.8 NCC To update and re-circulate the RIPE-Handle proposal and then go ahead with the implementation - pending. Action: 17.11 NCC Investigate and propose a syntax-checking facility for the new db software. volunteer needed. Action: 17.20 Oleg Tabarovsky To collect data on external lines and restrictions applying to each line that will form part of the Russian back-bone. Send details to <oleg(a)ussr.eu.net>. Action: 18.3 Geert Jan de Groot Investigate monthly publication of error files on reverse zone files, similar to hostcount error files. Action: 18.5 Wilfried Woeber Post the CEEnet Initiative maps to the RIPE FTP server. Action: 18.16 Everyone in the Mbone group Send in your Mbone maps to Erik-Jan Bos. Action: 19.1 RIPE NCC To survey RIPE community on content of RIPE NCC Quarterly Reports. Action: 19.2 Mike Norris At the 20th meeting to raise the training of local IR's as a topic for discussion. Action: 19.3 Daniel Karrenberg To make an inventory document of the problems associated with charging for address space. Action: 19.4 Daniel Karrenberg To recirculate draft proposal on use of private address space for VSE's not connecting to the Internet. Circulate proposal to the WG mailing list. Action: 19.5 RIPE NCC To organise a meeting between regional registries, with representatives from the RIPE local - IR working group. Action: 19.6 Geert Jan de Groot To document new attribute "status" proposed to describe whether a network is delegated, reserved or assigned. In progress. Action: 19.7 RIPE NCC Circulate revised reipe-115 to the local-ir mailing list for comments. Action: 19.8 Daniel Karrenberg To prepare specification for the format of the list of service providers. Action: 19.10 Erik Jan Bos, Wilfried Woeber Written proposal to extend the "inet-rtr" object ready before RIPE 20. Action: 19.11 RIPE NCC To propose new domain object for in-addr.arpa. Action: 19.12 Marten Terpstra To write up the proposed "stored"/"processed" attribute. Action: 19.14 Erik-Jan Bos Write document describing how to use the rtr-obj to describe location of m-routers. Action: 19.15 Erik-Jan Bos Find out about other vendors' implementations of PIM.

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RIPE20: Draft meeting schedule
by RIPE NCC Staff 13 Jan '95

13 Jan '95

Folks, please find below the preliminary scheduling of the various meetings for the coming RIPE event. Comments are welcomed, but please realise that scheduling parallel meetings is one of the most complicated problems known to mankind :-) See you in Amsterdam, Rob 20th RIPE Meeting Amsterdam, 25-27 January 1995 Preliminary Meeting Schedule ---------------------------- Wednesday 25 January 1995 ------------------------- 09:00 - 10:45 EOF 10:00 - 10:45 Introduction to RIPE and the RIPE NCC 10:45 - 11:15 B R E A K 11:15 - 12:30 EOF 11:15 - 12:30 Introduction to RIPE and the RIPE NCC 12:30 - 14:00 L U N C H 14:00 - 15:30 + NIDUS + Local IR (1) 15:30 - 16:00 B R E A K 16:00 - 18:00 + Mbone + Database (1) + DNS Thursday 26 January 1995 ------------------------ 09:00 - 10:30 + Local IR (2) + Routing 10:30 - 11:00 B R E A K 11:00 - 12:30 + Connectivity + Database (2) 12:30 - 14:00 L U N C H 14:00 - 15:30 Plenary RIPE Meeting 15:30 - 16:00 B R E A K 16:00 - 18:00 Plenary RIPE Meeting 20:00 - ... D I N N E R Friday 27 January 1995 ---------------------- 09:00 - 10:30 Plenary RIPE Meeting 10:30 - 11:00 B R E A K 11:00 - 12:30 Plenary RIPE Meeting 12:30 - 14:00 L U N C H 14:00 - 16:00 Plenary RIPE Meeting

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ANNOUNCEMENT: Dinner 20th RIPE Meeting
by RIPE NCC Staff 13 Jan '95

13 Jan '95

* ANNOUNCEMENT * * ANNOUNCEMENT * * ANNOUNCEMENT * * ANNOUNCEMENT * * 20th RIPE Meeting Dinner Thursday, January 26th, 1995 Amsterdam Venue: Haesje Claes Spuistraat 273-275 Amsterdam Time: 20:00 Last date for reservations: Friday 20th January 1995 The RIPE Evening Dinner will be held in the "Haesje Claes". This restaurant is a traditional Dutch restaurant with a history dated back to 1520. Below is our traditional Dutch dinner (sort of). If you want to attend this dinner, please would you complete the form below and we will make the reservation for you. Please note that it will NOT be possible to attend the dinner without first making a reservation. This time we are limited to specific number of places and we have to let the restaurant know how many of each dish to prepare. If you would like to bring a guest with you, they are very welcome, but please complete a separate form for them. See you at the dinner, David Kessens RIPE NCC PS. New forms can be obtained from : ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/Next-Meeting/ripe20.dinner.announce OR by using : finger dinner(a)ripe.net OR by using the form provided at the end of this mail. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The menu for the dinner is as follows: -**- Aperitif Drink -**- Smoked eel OR Mushrooms fried with sweet pepper and onions -**- Fried salmon fillet lobstersauce OR Tournedos peppersauce -**- Appledumpling with cinnamon ice and sauce -**- Dutch cheese plate -**- Coffee and bonbons -**- *Cost of the dinner will be DFL 70,- *Please note that the price of the dinner includes 3 drinks/person. Please reply to <dinner(a)ripe.net> if you would like to have a place reserved for you at the dinner. Unfortunately you will not be able to attend without prior registration, so please let us know asap. - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - -- - - - - - - -- - - - - - -- 20th RIPE Meeting, Amsterdam Evening Dinner 26th January, 1995 %START 1) Your name # NAME [ ] 2) Your e-mail address # EMAIL [ ] 3) Please indicate if you are a vegetarian or have special dietary needs. If yes please enter Y in the box below. If no please enter N in the box below. # SPECIAL_DIET [ ] Please indicate the diet you need : You can use more lines as long the description starts and ends with a bracket. (I am a vegetarian so don't worry you lonely vegeatrians out there ;-)) # SPECIAL_DIET_DESCRIPTION [ ] 4) Please specify your starter with an "S" or an "M" in the brackets. S = Smoked eel M = Mushrooms fried with sweet pepper, onions and pepper # STARTER [ ] 5) Please specify your main course with an "F" or "T" in the brackets. F = Fried salmon fillet lobstersauce T = Tournedos peppersauce # MAIN_COURSE [ ] %END

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RIPE20 - DRAFT AGENDA
by RIPE NCC Staff 12 Jan '95

12 Jan '95

20th RIPE Meeting Amsterdam, 25-28 January 1995 Preliminary Agenda ------------------ Dear Colleagues, Below you will find a first shot at the agenda for the 20th RIPE meeting. As always, it is a proposed agenda: please let me know of any changes and/or additions you might want to propose. In view of the fact that quite a few people that have registered so far will be attending their first RIPE meeting ever, I have introduced a new phenomena: "An Introduction to RIPE" This session will take place on the Wednesday morning from 10:00h till 12:00h. The aim is to introduce RIPE, the RIPE NCC, their working formats and relationships, etc. It is strongly recommended that first timers do participate in this session. Of course, old hands are equally welcome ;-) A first try at scheduling the working group sessions will be distributed as a seperate mail. Last, but not least, a traditional RIPE dinner will be organised on Thursday evening. Again, this will be seperately announced. See you all in Amsterdam, Rob Blokzijl 20th RIPE Meeting Amsterdam, 25-28 January 1995 Preliminary Agenda ------------------ o Opening and Welcome o Adoption of the Agenda o Minutes of the 19th RIPE Meeting o Outstanding Action Items o RIPE NCC Report o RIPE NCC Finances o PRIDE: Final Report o INTERNIC Report o TERENA Introduction o IETF Report o IPv6 o Working Group Reports o Next Meetings o AOB o Closing

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help
by Ernst-Axel Knabbe 12 Jan '95

12 Jan '95

help

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Preliminary Programme JENC6 Conference Tel Aviv, May 15-18, 1995
by kiers＠terena.nl 09 Jan '95

09 Jan '95

------------------------------------------------ PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME AND INVITATION - JENC6 - 6th Joint European Networking Conference Tel Aviv, Israel, May 15-18, 1995 Organised by TERENA Trans-European Research and Education Networking Association (Established by merger of RARE and EARN) PROGRAMME COMMITTEE Jose Barbera, Fundesco, Spain: Chairman Judith Kiers, TERENA Secretariat, The Netherlands: Programme Support Marieke Dekker, TERENA Secretariat, The Netherlands: Conference Support Steve Druck, Weizmann Institute, Israel: Local Organisation Luis Rodriguez Rosello, EU, Belgium: European Union Liaison Tony Rutkowski, ISOC Reston VA, USA: Internet Society Liaison Bernhard Plattner, ETH Zurich, Switzerland: TERENA VP Conferences John Dyer, UKERNA, United Kingdom: Track I Jeroen Houttuin, TERENA Secretariat, The Netherlands: Track I Manfred Bogen, GMD St. Augustin, Germany: Track II Hannes Lubich, SWITCH, Switzerland: Track II Ruediger Grimm, GMD Darmstadt, Germany: Track III Rogelio Montanana, University of Valencia, Spain: Track IV David Sitman, Tel Aviv University, Israel: Track IV & VI Glenn Kowack, EUnet, The Netherlands: Track IV, V & VI Lajos Balint, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary: Track V & VI Antoine Barthel, RESTENA, Luxembourg: Track V & VI PRE-CONFERENCE PROGRAMME TERENA Working Groups Prior to the conference TERENA Working Group meetings will take place. During these meetings the different Working Groups will introduce their current activities and discuss various high priority topics. The meetings are open to all those who are interested. IPng TUTORIAL During this one day tutorial, which is scheduled for Sunday, May 14, IP New Generation will be discussed by an expert in the field. This tutorial aims to instruct those that already have a working knowledge of the subject material. The fee for the tutorial is USD 250. Please note that this is not included in the conference registration fee. It is recommended that you register as soon as possible for the tutorial as the number of places is limited. NETWORK TECHNOLOGY TRAINING WORKSHOP May 7 - 14, 1995 A workshop on the installation and use of networking technology is being planned for the week preceding the conference. The workshop will cover all aspects of dial-up & TCP/IP connectivity, and, thus, it is ideally suited for regions with little or no networking infrastructure. Participants will learn the fundamentals of establishing and maintaining a TCP/IP network and becoming part of the global Internet. Topics covered include IP addresses, routers, name servers, network security, monitoring, network management, and all aspects of networking over dial-up modems. The workshop is intended primarily for participants from the Middle East region, but applications from outside this area will be accepted if places are available. There will be a limit of approximately 30 participants. For more information, please contact David Sitman <david(a)ccsg.tau.ac.il>. OVERVIEW of Conference Programme Monday, May 15 01 14:00-15:30 Opening Session 02 16:00-17:30 Parallel Sessions Tuesday, May 16 03 09:00-10:30 Parallel Sessions 04 11:00-12:30 Parallel Sessions 05 14:00-15:30 Parallel Sessions 06 16:00-17:30 Plenary: interactive session on 'Bringing the world to the desktop' Wednesday, May 17 07 14:00-15:30 Parallel Sessions 08 16:00-17:30 Parallel Sessions Thursday, May 18 09 09:00-10:30 Parallel Sessions 10 11:00-12:30 Closing Session SESSION DESCRIPTIONS and OUTLINE The programme is divided into six subject tracks, with two, three or four sessions per track. There will be two parallel streams of sessions. - TRACK I: NETWORKING TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING Session I-1: Mobile Computing and Intermittent Connectivity Chair: Jeroen Houttuin, TERENA Secretariat, The Netherlands This session examines the technology needed for home working and working whilst on the move. It also looks at the technological requirements for small sites that do not require permanent connectivity via leased lines. Session I-2: Network Performance Issues Chair: Victor Reijs, SURFnet, The Netherlands Examines the performance of ATM and IP networks with a view to the requirements of group and multimedia working, including the specialist requirements of video Session I-3: ATM Implementations Chair: John Dyer, UKERNA, United Kingdom Practical issues from Networking Groups that have implemented ATM networks. - TRACK II: COMPUTER SUPPORT FOR COOPERATIVE WORK Session II-1: Enabling Technologies for Computer-Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW) Chair: Prof. Sylvia Wilbur, Queen Mary and Westfield College (QMW), United Kingdom This session deals with underlying software technologies necessary to design effective CSCW applications. Session II-2: CSCW Integration Chair: Manfred Bogen, GMD St. Augustin, Germany The combination of existing communication services with cooperation and coordination tools is presented in this session. Session II-3: Information Aspects of CSCW Chair: Hannes Lubich, SWITCH, Zurich, Switzerland In this session, aspects of generic representation of information required for CSCW applications and environments are discussed. - TRACK III: SECURITY AND PRIVACY Session III-1: Security Applications Chair: Manel Medina, UPC Barcelona, Spain This session presents papers on experiences with the implementation of secure commmunication applications, in particular network management and document exchange. Session III-2: Security Architectures and Infrastructures Chair: Ruediger Grimm, GMD Darmstadt, Germany This session presents papers on requirements for service, technical design and structure of security systems and public key certification authorities. - TRACK IV: PROVIDING AND ACCESSING INFORMATION Session IV-1: World-Wide Web Applications: the cutting edge Chair: Rogelio Montanana, University of Valencia, Spain New developments in the use and management of the World-Wide Web. Session IV-2: Advances in Directory Services Chair: Paul Barker, University College London, United Kingdom New ways of manipulating X.500. Session IV-3: Electronic Publishing and Information Retrieval Chair: David Sitman, Tel Aviv University, Israel The changing face of publishing and retrieving information over the net. - TRACK V: POLICY RELATED ISSUES Session V-1: Networking for Europe Chair: Tomaz Kalin, TERENA Secretariat, The Netherlands Building a high speed networking infrastructure for the European research and academic community is a key activity in the mid-90's. The selection of presentations will disseminate information about the latest results and plans. Session V-2: The changing scene: Case studies Chair: Glenn Kowack, EUnet, The Netherlands The case-studies presented are illustrating several important aspects of how the networking infrastructure and the accessible services improve and even refashion the communication and cooperation related affairs in research and education. - TRACK VI: REGIONAL ISSUES - 'Towards Networked Communities' Session VI-1: Building the national infrastructure Chair: Lajos Balint, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary Several brief contributions will illustrate the emerging activities toward the establishment of solid national networking infrastructures and services in developing areas. Session VI-2: High performance networking and services in regional and metropolitan areas Chair: Antoine Barthel, RESTENA, Luxembourg The papers presented in this session are trying to give an overview of those different activities devoted to upgrading, expanding and enhancing regional and metropolitan area networking infrastructures and information services. DEMONSTRATIONS At the Conference there will be a demonstrations area where participants may visit a number of stands to see displays and demonstrations of various projects and applications of networking services for the academic community. CONFERENCE EVENTS All participants and accompanying persons are invited to attend the following events. We hope these events will provide an opportunity to renew old friendships and to create new ones with colleagues from all over the world. - OPENING RECEPTION Monday, May 15 from 18:00-19:00 You will be able to enjoy light refreshments and entertainment in an enchanting environment. - GALA DINNER Tuesday, May 16 from 20.00 - 23.00 An evening of fine dining, entertainment and Middle Eastern hospitality. - BOFs / Special Interest Groups Wednesday, May 17 from 18.00 - 20.00 This timeslot is allocated to Birds of a Feather Sessions and Special Interest Groups that are keen to present and/or demonstrate their projects. - JERUSALEM TOUR Wednesday morning, May 17 or Thursday afternoon, May 18, 1995 All participants are invited to join in a visit to the holy city of Jerusalem, capital of three world religions, with attractive old and new monuments. CONFERENCE VENUE Dan Panorama Convention Center 10 Y. Kaufman Street TEL AVIV ISRAEL Tel. +972(3)519 0190 Fax. +972(3)517 1777 REGISTRATION INFORMATION CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FEE(S): Early Registration (Before April 10) ECU 425 USD 520 Late Registration (April 10 - May 6) ECU 475 USD 580 Desk Registration (from May 6) ECU 525 USD 640 Accompanying Person(s) (Includes Opening Reception, Gala Dinner and Jerusalem Tour) ECU 75 USD 92 Tutorial ECU 205 USD 250 REGISTRATION FEE COVERS The registration fee covers attendance to all conference sessions, the Opening Reception, Gala Dinner, Jerusalem Tour as well as luncheons and coffee or tea. Of course also all conference materials, including the programme, full paper proceedings and other conference publications can be found in the conference bag. The accompanying person's fee includes the Opening Reception, the Gala Dinner and the Jerusalem Tour. Attendance at the sessions, drinks or meals during the day and conference materials are not included in this fee. CONFIRMATION OF REGISTRATION A letter confirming conference registration and hotel accommodation will be sent to each participant upon receipt of the completed registration form and accompanying payment. This letter should be presented upon registration for the conference. REGISTRATION DESK The registration desk will be open on Sunday, May 14 8:00-18:00 and Monday, May 15, from 08:00 to 20:00 and throughout the Conference from 8:00 to 18:00. NETWORKING FACILITIES A terminal room will be available to conference participants with computers and terminals connected to the Internet for electronic mail and other network services. CONFERENCE VENUE The conference will be held at the Dan Panorama Hotel, 10 Y. Kaufman street, Tel Aviv. The Dan Panorama Hotel offers 5-star facilities and services. This is the largest convention hotel complex in Tel Aviv, overlooking the beachfront, only a short walk from Tel Aviv's new commercial centers and close to the city center. It distinguishes itself by a range of 5-stars facilities and services such as bars and a choice of restaurants, swimming pool, sundeck and a fully equipped Health and Fitness Center. The Dan Panorama hotel is located approximately 25 kilometers from Ben Gurion International Airport. HOTEL ACCOMMODATION The following hotels have rooms at specially reduced conference rates: Dan Panorama hotel (5-star) - Conference Venue, the Metropolitan Hotel (4 star) and City hotel (3 star) as follows: HOTEL SINGLE ROOM DOUBLE ROOM (1 person) (2 persons) DAN PANORAMA USD 134 USD 154 (Deluxe room) DAN PANORAMA USD 104 USD 124 (Regular room) METROPOLITAN* USD 75 USD 92 CITY* USD 69 USD 88 Hotel rates are in US dollars per night, and include full Israeli buffet breakfast and service charges. *Please note that the Metropolitan and City Hotel are at approximately 20 minutes walking distance from the Conference Center. HOTEL RESERVATIONS It is important to make hotel reservations early as rooms will be released on April 10, 1995. In order to benefit from these rates, reservations and payments for accommodation must be made through International Travel & Congresses Ltd., and not directly to the hotel. Reservations should be made as soon as possible on the enclosed Accommodation Form, accompanied by a 1 night accommodation per person. PAYMENT METHOD - By bankers draft, payable to: INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL & CONGRESSES LTD. - By bank transfer to INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL & CONGRESSES LTD. Account No. 396699, Israel Discount Bank, Branch 100, 4 Rothschild Boulevard, 66881 Tel Aviv, Israel - The following credit cards are accepted: Visa, Diners Club, American Express, MasterCard & EuroCard Only MasterCard/EuroCard is accepted for Desk registration payment. CANCELLATION CONDITIONS FOR ACCOMMODATION / TOURS Refund of accommodation and tour payment will be made if written cancellation is received as follows: - Before April 1 - full refund less USD 40.- handling fee - After April 1 - the cost of one night's accommodation and 25% of the tour payments will be deducted. GENERAL INFORMATION OFFICIAL CARRIER EL-AL is the official carrier for this conference. FLIGHT RECONFIRMATION. Most airlines require reconfirmations for flights out of Israel 72 hours before flight time. The Registration Desk will gladly reconfirm your reservation for you if you bring them a copy of your ticket. VISAS Residents of most countries are issued tourist visas when entering Israel and there is no need to obtain visas ahead of time. We suggest, however, that you check this with your travel agent. Delegates requiring a visa should apply directly to the nearest Israeli Consulate approximately 3 months prior to the conference. If you need any assistance please contact INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL & CONGRESSES at least 6 weeks before the conference. CURRENCY / CREDIT CARDS. The unit of currency is the Israeli Shekel (IS). International credit cards are accepted for payment in most hotels, restaurants and shops. The exchange rate (December 1994): USD 1.- is approximately IS 3.- VOLTAGE The electricity supply in Israel is 220 V AC. WEATHER AND CLOTHING. May is pleasantly warm and dry. Average temperatures are 16-28 C (59-76 F). Dress will be informal for most occasions. A light coat may be necessary for the evenings. Comfortable walking shoes, head coverings and bathing suits are also recommended. THE CITY OF TEL AVIV - JAFFA. Tel Aviv is the commercial and entertainment capital of Israel. It lies along the Mediterranean Sea. Tel Aviv houses many institutions of culture, art and entertainment such as museums, theaters, the Philharmonic Orchestra, and Tel Aviv University. Jaffa, now a neigbourhood of Tel Aviv, is on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea, south of Tel Aviv. According to tradition it was named after Jepheth son of Noah, who built the town. Jaffa served as an ancient Israeli port during the reign of King Solomon, and later as a Hellenistic and Roman port. The ancient city of Jaffa has been partially restored and today is an artists' colony and entertainment center. LOCAL TRANSFER Transportation from Ben Gurion International Airport to Tel Aviv (approx. 30 minutes) is available as follows: - Taxi: approx USD 15.- per ride (night supplement of 25% after 18:00 hours) - Airport Bus No. 222 (every 15 minutes) From Ben Gurion Airport to Tel Aviv. Approx. USD 4.- per person Sun - Fri 04:00 - 24:00 hours Sat 13:00 - 24:00 hours CONFERENCE REGISTRATION, ACCOMMODATION AND TOURS INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL & CONGRESSES LTD P.O.Box 29313 9 Rothschild Blvd. 61292 Tel Aviv Israel Tel: +972 3 5102538 Fax: +972 3 5160604 Telex: 371767 INTVL IL. E-mail: info(a)jenc6.ac.il - for tourist information register(a)jenc6.ac.il - to register for the Conference GENERAL ENQUIRIES TERENA Secretariat Singel 466-468 NL-1017 AW AMSTERDAM The Netherlands Tel: +31 20 639 1131 Fax: +31 20 639 3289 E-mail: jenc6-sec(a)terena.nl TOURS INFORMATION PRE-CONFERENCE TOUR TOUR A - 2 DAYS GALILEE, MAY 11 - 13, 1995 Thursday, May 11 Overnight in Metropolitan or Dan Panorama Hotel in Tel Aviv. Friday, May 12 Drive northwards along the Mediterranean coast to Caesarea (antiquities of Roman and Crusader periods). Arrive in Haifa, Israel's main port city. Continue to Akko and the subterranean Crusader city. Drive through the Galilean Hills to Safed, ancient city of the Kabbala and artists colony. Dinner and overnight Kibbutz Guest House Saturday, May 13 Boat ride on the Sea of Galilee (Lake Kinnereth). Visit Tabgha - traditional site of the Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes: Capernaum - ancient synagogue. Drive southward along the Rift Valley to view the archaeological excavations at Beit Shean, which include a Byzantine city and 1st century theater. Return to Tel Aviv. End of tour. Price: For a minimum of 15 participants Metropolitan - USD 241 per person sharing a twin room - USD 310 per person in a single room Dan Panorama - USD 270 per person sharing a twin room - USD 326 per person in a single room Price Includes: 1 nights' accommodation in first class hotel in Tel Aviv and 1 night in kibbutz guest house. Entrance fees, porterage, 1 dinner, 2 full touring days with a licensed English-speaking guide in a modern air-conditioned bus. POST CONFERENCE TOURS TOUR B - EILAT, May 19 - 21 Price of package includes flight to Eilat from Tel Aviv and return to Tel Aviv; 2 nights accommodation on a bed and breakfast basis; one day yacht cruise including lunch. Price:First class hotel - USD 311 per person sharing a twin room USD 383 per person in a single room Deluxe hotel - USD 402 per person sharing a twin room USD 510 per person in a single room TOUR C - 2 DAYS GALILEE AND GOLAN HEIGHTS, May 19 - 21 Friday, May 19 Pick up from your hotel and drive northwards to the ancient ruins of Megiddo. Visit King Solomon's stables and the famous water tunnel. On to Nazereth to visit the Church of the Annunciation. Visit the mystical city of Safed, with its ancient synagogues and artists's quarter. Dinner and overnight at Kibbutz Guest House Saturday, May 20 Tour the Golan Heights and visit the new city of Katzrin, capital of the Golan. Enjoy a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee. Travel to Beit Shean to tour the archaeological excavations, which include a Byzantine city and 1st century theater. Return to Tel Aviv. End of tour. Price: For a minimum of 15 participants USD 196 per person sharing a twin room. USD 235 per person in a single room. Price includes: 1 night accommodation in a Kibbutz Guest House. Entrance fees, porterage, 1 dinner, 2 full touring days with an English-speaking licensed guide and a modern air-conditioned bus. (Extra accommodation may be reserved at the specified conference rates.) TOUR D - HALF DAY TOUR TEL AVIV CITY (Monday, May 15) Drive through the modern city of Tel Aviv. Visit the ancient port city of Jaffa, with its cobblestone alleyways. On to the Tel Aviv University campus to visit the Museum of the Diaspora. Price: USD 22 per person TOUR E - FULL DAY TOUR TO MASSADA AND THE DEAD SEA (Tuesday, May 16) Drive through the Judean Wilderness to the Dead Sea, lowest spot on earth. Ascend by cable car to the Herodian fortress of Massada. See the ancient water supply system, synagogue, Herod's palace, Roman camp, and more. Descend by cable car and visit the Ein Gedi spa for a swim in the Dead Sea. Return to Tel Aviv. Price: USD 59 per person TOUR F - FULL DAY TOUR TO CAESAREA, AKKO, ROSH HANIKRA (Wednesday, May 17) The tour includes Caesarea (Roman and Crusader ruins); Haifa, Mt. Carmel and the Bahai Shrine; Akko, Crusader buildings and crypts; the grotto at Rosh Hanikra. Return to Tel Aviv. Price: USD 53 per person All Tours are based on minimum of 25 participants per tour. Tours do not include: Tips, extra meals, drinks or any other personal items. Deposit : USD 100 per person per tour for tour B and C Full pre-payment for pre-conference tour A OPTIONAL DINNER & ENTERTAINMENT - Wednesday-evening, May 17. Optional Dinner and Entertainment, Dinner at a Restaurant in Jaffa's Ancient Port proceeding on to one of Israel's Exclusive Clubs in the Artist's Quarter of old Jaffa for an Evening of Music and Comedy. Price: USD 55 per person. Price includes: Transfers by deluxe bus from/to Dan Panorama Hotel accompanied by a hostess, Dinner and Entertainment. REGISTRATION AND ACCOMMODATION FORM =================================== Please type or fill out in BLOCK letters and mail to: JENC6 - May 1995 c/o International Travel & Congresses Ltd. P.O. Box 29313, 61292 Tel Aviv, Israel Tel: + 972-3-5102538; Fax: + 972-3-5160604 E-mail: register(a)jenc6.ac.il ---------------------------------------------------------------------- CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FEE(S): Early Registration (Before March 30) ECU 425 USD 520 USD ____ Late Registration (March 30 - May 6) ECU 475 USD 580 USD ____ Desk Registration (from May 6) ECU 525 USD 640 USD ____ Accompanying Person(s) (Includes Opening Reception, Gala Dinner and Jerusalem Tour) ECU 75 USD 92 USD ____ Tutorial ECU 205 USD 250 USD ____ TOTAL AMOUNT TO BE CHARGED: USD ____ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ACCOMMODATION & TOURS RESERVATION: Name _________________________________________________________________ Last First Middle Initial Title Full Mailing Address ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ Country Telephone Fax E-mail ______________________________________________________________________ I will share a room with _____________________________________________ Accommodation: A deposit of 1 night hotel accommodation is required in order to guarantee your reservation Dan Panorama Tel Aviv (Deluxe) USD 134 USD 154 Dan Panorama Tel Aviv (Regular) USD 104 USD 124 Metropolitan USD 75 USD 92 City USD 69 USD 88 Arrival Date:_______ Departure Date:_______ No of nights:____ Optional Pre/Post conference tours: USD 100.- deposit per person for post conference tours. Full pre-payment for pre-conference tour. p/p in SGL p/p in DBL Pre-conference tour A Metropolitan USD 310 USD 241 Dan Panorama USD 326 USD 270 Post-conference tour B First Class hotel USD 383 USD 311 Deluxe hotel USD 510 USD 402 Post-conference tour C USD 235 USD 196 Tour D USD 22 (no hotel) Tour E USD 59 (no hotel) Tour F USD 53 (no hotel) Dinner/Entertainment USD 55 TOTAL Accommodation & Tours USD ______ Deposit USD ______ Balance Due USD ______ Do you have a special accommodation request?___________________ Do you have a special diet?____________________________________ Jerusalem Tour (please select): Wednesday AM __ Thursday PM __ Payments should be made in US Dollars only. All costs of bank transfers to be paid by the transmitter. Please state JENC6 and your name on all payments For Israeli participants: Payments to be made according to "Shaar Yatsig" on day of payment + VAT Method of payment: ________________________________________________________________ Date of Expiry ________________ Cardholder's name __________________ Account no: 396699, Israel Discount Bank, Branch 100, 4 Rothschild Boulevard 66881 Tel Aviv, Israel Date ________________ Signature ____________________

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A small announcement (apologies if slightly inappropriate for list)
by Tony Bates 06 Jan '95

06 Jan '95

As many of you have probably guessed, I am now working full time in the US for MCI. I just wanted to take this opportunity to thank many many of you for helping to make my time working at the RIPE NCC on the joint projects (and specifically PRIDE) an extremely enjoyable and productive two years. Unfortunately, I will not be able to attend the forthcoming RIPE meeting so I'll miss my chance to do the limericks WG report ;-) and say farewell. So to all, Happy new year and see you on the net..... Regards, --Tony.

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Status of ns.ripe.net
by Geert Jan de Groot 06 Jan '95

06 Jan '95

[Sorry if you receive this message twice, but I think it is useful to many] Hi, During the last couple of weeks we have been shuffling around with public service machines. This is done to allow for some software upgrades, some hardware changes and various other reasons. In the past we had one machine, ns.ripe.net, that operated as whois database machine, RIPE document store, FTP server, WWW server, interactive services server and various other tasks. It's IP address was 192.87.45.1 In the new situation, (and the migration to that), I am shuffling services around and will continue to do so as time allows till the upgrade is complete. Services will be split on multiple machines depending on the type of service. During this period, I will take measures to make sure that the RR's as found in the DNS will point to the correct machine, and try to install 'answer machines' on IPnumber/port numbers that are not in use anymore. i.e. if you use ns.ripe.net for anonymous FTP, then this might fail (in fact, it does currently), while using ftp.ripe.net does work correctly. It is for this reason that we publish Well Known Names like ftp.ripe.net, info.ripe.net, gopher.ripe.net, ns.ripe.net, www.ripe.net, etc. We will no longer use the old IP address 192.87.45.1 However, system logging learns that activity on old, not-supported combinations (such as above) is not diminishing, even now most of these activities fail. I fear that there are some people that have hardcoded the IP address, or use the wrong hostname for various servers and hyperlinks (such as WWW and gopher links). Also mirrorring still happens quite a lot on the old hostnames (FYI, some versions of mirror fails silently if the FTP connect itself fails) Can you please grep your system configurations and look for: - using the IP address 192.87.45.1, e.g. as DNS forwarder (the 'new' ns.ripe.net does not support recursive lookups so you have to look for something else; DNS forwarding was never an official service), or as DNS primary for a zone you run secondary for; - Usage of 'ns.ripe.net' for anything but DNS, such as FTP or telnet; - Have DNS A glue records for ns.ripe.net in one of your primary zone files (please remove them; you do not need them). - Use the RIPE NCC machines for NTP services (also unsupported) - Have packet filters on 192.87.45.0/24 - Use anything but whois.ripe.net (or nl-whois.ripe.net) for whois services; - Incorrect gopherlinks / WWW links; - Use of any hardcoded IP address to locate RIPE NCC services; - Other similar cases. ... and fix them as you find them. If you have specific requirements or are hampered by these changes, please contact me so we can work something out, but I need to know about these so I can inform you if something changes outside of our published services. Also, in case of questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you, Geert Jan

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REMINDER RIPE Meeting -- REMINDER RIPE Meeting -- REMINDER RIPE Meeting
by RIPE NCC Staff 04 Jan '95

04 Jan '95

Dear Attendees, If you are planning to attend the coming RIPE meeting, please help us by registering for the meeting as soon as possible. This really helps in planning enough food, coffee and seats for everyone ie. if you want food register NOW :-) Below is a revised announcement for the meeting with pointers to all the information you need (which is in the document store), including information about hotels and the new public transport timetables. We plan to announce a draft agenda 2 weeks prior to the meeting. There will be a separate announcement next week about the RIPE Meeting Evening Dinner which will be held on Thursday 26th January. Kind regards, David Kessens RIPE NCC -------------------------------------------------------------------------- R I P E meeting announcement (reminder) ======================================= (This announcement can also be viewed using "finger meeting(a)ncc.ripe.net") This is to announce that the 20th RIPE meeting will take place: Dates: 25th January, 1995 begin: 09:00 26th January, 1995 27th January, 1995 end: 16:00 NOTE: as decided at the 19th RIPE meeting, a new format of the meeting schedule will be in place. This means that the Working Group and special interest group sessions will be scheduled for January 25 (full day) and January 26 (09:00-12:30). The plenary RIPE meeting will take place January 26 (14:00-18:00) and January 27 (09:00-16:00). Venue: CWI Kruislaan 413 1098 SJ Amsterdam The Netherlands Host: NIKHEF Registration: Please use the registration form to give notice of your coming as soon as possible. The Registration form can be obtained from : ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/Next-Meeting/ripe20.registration Agenda: The draft agenda will be published 2 weeks before the meeting starts. It will be available at : ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/Next-Meeting/ripe20.draft.agenda General Information: -------------------- Currency information (941214): 1 UK pound = Hfl 2.76 1 ECU = Hfl 2.14 1 US$ = Hfl 1.76 Details of hotels in Amsterdam close to meeting venue can be obtained from : ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/Next-Meeting/ripe20.hotels Directions to the meeting place - How do I get there : ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/Next-Meeting/ripe20.transport (This file is also appended to this document since it changed a lot) I recommend you also to take a look in the README and CHANGES file. The README file contains a short description about the files available in the ftp directory, the CHANGES file contains information about updates of the general information regarding the meeting : ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/Next-Meeting/README ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/Next-Meeting/CHANGES ================================================================== CWI/NIKHEF - The RIPE meeting venue: How do I get there? ----------------------------------------------------------------------- To ease any possible confusion, two postscript maps can be found in the RIPE document store. One shows the bus and tram stops around the meeting site and the other is a more general map of the area. Both maps are available at: ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/Next-Meeting/area-map.ps ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/Next-Meeting/area-map.ps.Z ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/Next-Meeting/local.transport-map.ps ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/Next-Meeting/local.transport-map.ps.Z From Amsterdam airport (Schiphol): o Take the train from the airport railway station to the Central Railway station. From the Central Railway station: o Take tramway number 9 till the stop at the corner of Middenweg and Kruislaan (15 min ride) o Walk down the Kruislaan in the direction of the railway bridge. Cross under the bridge and continue. Take the 2nd entrance left and proceed to the entrance marked NIKHEF-H. (15 min walk all together). or o Take bus 22 in the direction 'Indische Buurt' to the stop at the 'Muiderpoort Station' and take bus 66. From the RAI Railway station: o From the RAI station take the city bus number 69 or CN bus number 169 in the direction `Amstel Station'. From the Amstel Railway station: o From the Amstel station take the city bus number 15 the direction `Muiderpoort Station' to the stop on the corner of Kruislaan and Linnaeusparkweg (15 min ride, ask the driver where to get of) or proceed to 'Muiderpoort Station' and take bus 66. o Walk down the Kruislaan in the direction of the railway bridge as described above. From the Muiderpoort Railway station: o Take bus 66. Taxi from the airport: o 15 min ride o fl. 50 appr. Other connections to and from the NIKHEF site: tram 6 from Leidseplein tram 10 to Leidseplein tram 14 to and from Dam Square bus 66 to and from Muiderpoortstation Timetable bus 66 >From Muiderpoortstation (Monday - Friday): 7.20 7.40 8.00 8.20 8.40 9.00 9.20 9.40 10.10 10.40 11.10 11.40 12.21 12.51 13.21 13.51 14.21 14.51 15.21 15.51 16.11 16.31 16.51 17.11 17.31 17.51 18.11 >From NIKHEF to Muiderpoortstation (Monday - Friday): 7.28 7.48 8.08 8.28 8.48 9.08 9.28 9.48 10.18 10.48 11.18 11.48 12.28 12.58 13.28 13.58 14.28 14.58 15.28 15.58 16.18 16.38 16.58 17.18 17.38 17.58 18.18 ===================================================================== Public Transport - how much does it cost and where can I get tickets? --------------------------------------------------------------------- Tickets of 15 strips (trippenkaart' costing Hfl. 11,-) can be bought in Post Offices, railway stations and cigarette shops. Tickets of 2 and 3 strips can be bought on the bus or the tram but they are much more expensive. You have to validate the ticket yourself in the metro stations and in the trams (except on lines 4, 6, 7, 10, 12 and 13). In the buses the driver will validate the ticket. Amsterdam is divided into zones: the old city is in zone entrum' whereas CWI is in zone st'. You need to count how many zones you will be travelling through (from the centre - CWI is 2 zones) and count up that number of strips on your ticket + 1 extra. So in the above example you will need to stamp the 3rd strip. In case of overflow you stamp the last strip of the first ticket and start counting the remaining strips on the next ticket. Confused? Ask any member of the local organizing committee. Warning: BEWARE of pickpockets in crowded places. ---------------------------------------------------------------------

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IETF Report Abstract
by Jill.Foster＠newcastle.ac.uk 04 Jan '95

04 Jan '95

IETF - San Jose: December 5th - 9th, 1994 ========================================= Trip Report: Jill Foster - Newcastle University, UK TERENA Information Services and User Support Project Development Officer and Mailbase Manager This one of my last tasks as the RARE/Terena ISUS PDO - and kept me occupied over Christmas! Abstract ======== The IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) met for a week in San Jose. The report deals mainly with the areas of User Support, Networked Information Retrieval and Directory Services, although reports of some of the plenary sessions are also included. This report is stored on the UK Mailbase Server. ftp://mailbase.ac.uk/pub/lists/wg-isus/files/ietf.12.94 It is also available via gopher and WWW from mailbase.ac.uk To retrieve a copy via email, send a message to: Mailbase(a)mailbase.ac.uk with the following command in the body of the message: send wg-isus ietf.12.94 -- Jill Foster

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RIPE DNS Hostcount December 1994
by Marten Terpstra 03 Jan '95

03 Jan '95

Happy 1995 everyone! Here is the last hostcount for 1994. We have made it. There are over 1,000,000 hosts registered in the DNS in Europe. - Austria (AT) has been added to the list of countries that collect the DNS data inside their own country and make it available to me to producde the hostcount statistics. - over the last quarter of 1994, the increase was over 140,000 hosts, or almost 16% - over the whole of 1994, the amount of hosts doubled from 553,000 to almost 1,030,000. That is slightly more than over 1993. - All output again available from: ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/hostcount/ Cheers, -Marten RIPE DNS Hostcount Previous Count : Wed Nov 30 1994 This Count : Sat Dec 31 1994 CY SOA COUNTED DUPL REAL CHANGE ============================================================ al 3 0 0 0 0 at 513 28300 996 27304 + 686 az 3 9 0 9 0 be 267 17705 282 17423 + 1087 bg 19 157 21 136 - 1 by 1 1 0 1 + 1 ch 329 50150 331 49819 + 1131 cs 0 0 0 0 0 cy 0 0 0 0 - 76 cz 184 10561 164 10397 - 5 de 2630 203231 4380 198851 + 8658 dk 268 18729 323 18406 + 1313 dz 2 10 0 10 + 2 ee 46 1163 9 1154 - 36 eg 6 154 1 153 + 8 es 490 27805 227 27578 + 2753 fi 559 69814 1552 68262 + 3458 fo 1 0 0 0 0 fr 1073 84665 1305 83360 + 9734 gb 1 26 0 26 + 2 ge 1 0 0 0 0 gr 164 3725 209 3516 + 117 hr 75 1242 198 1044 + 257 hu 105 6860 34 6826 - 656 ie 84 5553 67 5486 + 116 il 237 12929 293 12636 + 619 is 78 4559 32 4527 + 306 it 840 29326 956 28370 - 1413 li 4 30 3 0 - 27 lt 14 127 0 127 + 28 lu 32 511 5 506 - 26 lv 28 532 8 524 + 85 ma 1 0 0 0 0 mk 1 0 0 0 0 mt 1 0 0 0 0 nl 722 88373 2430 85943 + 4142 no 818 50137 1773 48364 + 4181 pl 421 11587 821 10766 + 1290 pt 118 5095 41 5054 - 331 ro 38 559 37 522 + 58 ru 214 1874 142 1732 + 182 se 991 76313 2249 74064 + 5060 si 99 1680 53 1627 + 129 sk 80 1445 29 1416 + 233 su 261 5090 285 4805 + 349 tn 3 60 6 54 0 tr 66 1918 35 1883 - 29 ua 71 613 84 529 + 133 uk 2640 248314 22254 226060 +12652 va 0 0 0 0 0 yu 3 0 0 0 0 ============================================================ 14605 1070932 41635 1029270 +56170 This is an overview of the History of the RIPE hostcounts. It only contains the totals. The totals for 1990-1991 should be considered rather unstable and unreliable because the program used then was not really tuned, plus the count was not done as regularly as it is now. Count : total hostcount for all European top level domains Delta : delta since previous count Delta % : delta as percentage of previous count Q Delta : delta over the past quarter Q Delta%: delta over last quarter as percentage of end of last quarter count For the Q Deltas I have not calculated those back before 1992, because the figures for 1990-1991 are not too reliable. *) Dec 1991 hostcount estimated at 135,000. Count Delta Delta % Q Delta Q Delta % ------------------------------------------------------------------- Oct 1990 31724 Nov 1990 33665 + 1941 + 6.1% Dec 1990 29230 - 4435 - 13.2% Jan 1991 43832 + 14602 + 50.0% Feb 1991 - Mar 1991 44506 + 674 + 1.5% Apr 1991 46948 + 2442 + 5.5% May 1991 - Jun 1991 63267 + 16319 + 34.8% Jul 1991 - Aug 1991 73069 + 9802 + 15.5% Sep 1991 92834 + 19765 + 27.0% Oct 1991 104824 + 11990 + 12.9% Nov 1991 129652 + 24828 + 23.7% Dec 1991 - Jan 1992 141308 + 11656 + 9.0% Feb 1992 161434 + 20126 + 14.2% Mar 1992 167939 + 6505 + 4.0% + 32939 *) + 24.4% *) Apr 1992 170050 + 2111 + 1.3% May 1992 182528 + 12478 + 7.3% Jun 1992 196758 + 14230 + 7.8% + 28819 + 17.2% Jul 1992 213017 + 16259 + 8.3% Aug 1992 221951 + 8934 + 4.2% Sep 1992 232522 + 10571 + 4.8% + 35764 + 18.2% Oct 1992 254585 + 22063 + 9.5% Nov 1992 271795 + 17210 + 6.8% Dec 1992 284374 + 12579 + 4.6% + 51852 + 22.3% Jan 1993 303828 + 19454 + 6.8% Feb 1993 322902 + 19074 + 6.3% Mar 1993 355140 + 32238 + 10.0% + 70766 + 24.9% Apr 1993 366164 + 11024 + 3.1% May 1993 385522 + 19358 + 5.3% Jun 1993 404930 + 19408 + 5.0% + 49790 + 14.0% Jul 1993 426827 + 21897 + 5.4% Aug 1993 451116 + 24289 + 5.7% Sep 1993 469356 + 18240 + 4.0% + 64424 + 15.9% Oct 1993 500018 + 30662 + 6.5% Nov 1993 533701 + 33683 + 6.7% Dec 1993 553357 + 19656 + 3.7% + 84001 + 17.9% Jan 1994 587135 + 33778 + 6.1% Feb 1994 623158 + 36023 + 6.1% Mar 1994 655164 + 32006 + 5.1% +101807 + 18.4% Apr 1994 693346 + 38182 + 5.8% May 1994 735317 + 41971 + 6.1% Jun 1994 760385 + 25076 + 3.4% +105221 + 16.1% Jul 1994 789747 + 29362 + 3.8% Aug 1994 834945 + 45198 + 5.7% Sep 1994 888398 + 53453 + 6.4% +128013 + 16.8% Oct 1994 924679 + 36281 + 4.1% Nov 1994 973100 + 48421 + 5.2% Dec 1994 1029270 + 56170 + 5.8% +140872 + 15.9%

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