October 1997 - ripe-list - mailman.ripe.net

The Cidr Report
by Tony Bates 03 Oct '97

03 Oct '97

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New Document available: RIPE-167
by RIPE NCC Document Annoucement Service 03 Oct '97

03 Oct '97

New/Revised RIPE Document Announcement -------------------------------------- A revised/new document is available from the RIPE document store. Ref: ripe-167 Title: A Regional Internet Registry for the CIS Author: R. Blokzijl, D.Karrenberg, A. Platonov Date: 02 October 1997 Format: PS=47638 TXT=2153 Obsoletes: Obsoleted by: Updates: Updated by: See also: Short content description ------------------------- This memorandum is intended to focus discussion about the establishment of a Regional Internet Registry serving the CIS and surrounding areas. Public comments are invited. The ultimate aim of this process is to achieve rough consensus about the issue within the region concerned. This memo represents the views of the individual authors only. It has not been endorsed by any organisation. Accessing the RIPE document store --------------------------------- The RIPE document store is available via anonymous FTP to ftp.ripe.net, in the directory ripe/docs. The URLs for the new documents on the FTP-server are: ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/docs/ripe-167.ps PostScript version ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/docs/ripe-167.txt plain text version You can also access the RIPE documents in HTML format via WWW. RIPE-167 is not available from the WWW at this moment, but will be soon, at the following URL: http://www.ripe.net/docs/ripe-167.html Documents can also be retrieved from the RIPE document store using a mail server program. For more information on how to use the program, send email to <mail-server(a)ripe.net> with "send HELP" in the body text.

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Re: New Document available: RIPE-167
by Dmitri Bourkov 03 Oct '97

03 Oct '97

-----Original Message----- From: Albertas Ramanauskas <albertas(a)taide.lt> To: RIPE NCC Document Annoucement Service <ncc(a)ripe.net> Cc: ripe-list(a)ripe.net <ripe-list(a)ripe.net> Date: 3 �� 1997 �. 11:18 Subject: Re: New Document available: RIPE-167 > >Dear authors, > >before starting the live discussion about this document I would appreciate >to get explanation regarding geografical region which be covered by this >document (and by Registry repectively). In particular: > >1. >> Title: A Regional Internet Registry for the CIS > *** >2. >> Short content description >> ------------------------- >> >> This memorandum is intended to focus discussion >> about the establishment of a Regional Internet >> Registry serving the CIS and surrounding areas. > *************************** >3. >excerpt from RIPE-167: > Background > > Since the start of the RIPE NCC as a regional Inter- > net registry in April 1991 Russia and the other > countries of the CIS (former USSR) have been served I think, that you shouldn't worry - CIS don't include Baltic states. I agree with you - it's not the same and should be corrected - as "(part of former USSR)" or simply excluded. > **************** > by the RIPE NCC. > >To my knowledge these 3 statements are totaly not the same. Even more, CIS >never had meaning adequate to USSR. > >Thanks and best regards, > >//Albertas >==================================================== >Albertas Ramanauskas ph. +370 2 72 12 89 >Manager, Taide NOC fax. +370 2 72 76 52 >Liepyno 7, Vilnius mob. +370 99 3 56 01 >Lithuania albertas(a)taide.lt > http://www.taide.net >==================================================== > >P.S. >Excerpt from RIPE-167: > If has been suggested more than once that the coun- > tries of the CIS in fact form a separate region from > Europe that needed special regional support. > >IMHO this doesn't sound very gentle. > > Regards, Dmitri Bourkov Head of Service Development Comstar

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RIPE NCC, Amsterdam - Vacancies
by RIPE NCC Staff 01 Oct '97

01 Oct '97

RIPE NCC Employment Opportunities We are currently soliciting applications for the following positions: Hostmasters The general duties of NCC hostmasters include: - handle all address space related requests - help maintain the databases the RIPE NCC keeps - propose new activities, where needed - report to the Registration Services manager Network Engineers The duties of the network engineer are to: - participate in the maintenance and development of the NCC computing environment - provide support and training to users - maintain and extend software tools currently in use by NCC - staff and customers - identify areas in which automation will reduce work and/or errors - develop and document new software tools Purchasing Officer The duties of the purchasing officer are to: - Negotiation with suppliers and purchasing with special emphasis given to the purchasing of computer, telecommunication, and other technical equipment - Cultivation of and maintenance of supplier relations - Support to engineering staff in warranty and support procedures with suppliers - Maintenance of inventory tracking and stock control system - Pro-active reporting to management of market developments Office Manager The duties of the office manager are to: - Supervision of general administrative activities - Responsible for maintenance and running of one, soon to be two, office locations in Amsterdam. - Purchasing responsibility for administrative supplies within laid down budgets - Maintenance of all organisational supplier contracts - Maintenance and updating of all insurances for the organisation - Assist and possibly take on supervisional role in the organising of conferences - Management team assistance - Health and safety at work supervision How to Apply Please apply via electronic mail to <openings(a)ripe.net>. Please note that we do not feel obliged to read messages encoded in proprietary formats and very much prefer nicely formatted plain ASCII messages. So if you create your application using a proprietary word processor it is advisable to send an ASCII version and possibly a PostScript version for us to print. We do of course accept MIME encoded messages with alternative body parts. For more information about these vacancies and the RIPE NCC, please see: http://www.ripe.net/ Bredo Oeveraas RIPE NCC

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