At 05:40 PM 1/22/98 +0100, Marcel Schneider wrote:

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How would the RIPE CENTR be any benefit from a legal standpoint? Someone will come forward and say "What gov't or treaty organization granted you authority?" RIPE CENTR would say IANA and we are back to square one. If IANA can attain some legal status that would help us.

Sure. Have no doubts that IANA is aware of this fact. We have been informed to hear more about it at the forthcoming RIPE meeting (by RIPE staff involved in negotiations with IANA).

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I have scanned most english rules for domains in Europe. Only Finland has its rules according to the gov't. All the rest are NICs and academic organizations that put together rules (there may be others that will have gov't legalized rules in the future - but so far only Finland has taken that step - and they even mention IANA!)

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If the RIPE CENTR is to be of any benefit it first has to have some major legal standing and not just our consensus (meaning those on this list).

CORE seems to have found an answer. You know it better than me if it actually is one :). If yes, why not clone it ?

Sure. That is if Magaziner doesn't torpedo the whole thing and favor NSI (see latest Network World article on the issue). -Hank

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-Hank

Marcel

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