From info at arin.net Wed Apr 2 09:20:39 2008 From: info at arin.net (Member Services) Date: Wed, 02 Apr 2008 09:20:39 -0400 Subject: [arin-announce] IP Address Publication Consultation Closes 10 April Message-ID: <47F38827.1080600@arin.net> The ARIN Consultation and Suggestion Process relies on your input! ARIN would like to consult the community on the merits of the second part of Suggestion 2008-2 [excerpt below, full suggestion at bottom]: "In addition, ARIN should publish a report of addresses returned, and addresses issued, in the form of a mailing list (with daily email) and an RSS feed. This will only contain allocations/assignments made directly by ARIN or address blocks returned to ARIN's free pool. The intent is that RBL operators can subscribe to such a feed and keep their own lists clean." Although there is some merit in allowing the community prompt visibility to both the IP blocks being returned to ARIN's available pool of addresses and the IP blocks being issued by ARIN to the community, we also see this as a potential target for abuse. Specifically, certain parties may take the opportunity to use and announce IP addresses from these ranges without having the administrative authority to do so. To that end, there are two questions we like to ask the community: 1) Does the community think that the merits of this proposal outweigh the potential for abuse? 2) If the merits do outweigh the abuse, what sorts of suggestions do you have to mitigate potential for abuse? Please submit your feedback to the consult at arin.net. You can subscribe to the arin-consult mailing list at http://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/consult. Discussion on consult at arin.net will close at 5:00 PM EDT 10 April. Depending upon the discussion, ARIN may decide to conduct a poll on the topic during the following week. Only subscribers on the consult at arin.net list when the poll opens will be eligible to participate. The ARIN Consultation and Suggestion Process documentation is available at: http://www.arin.net/about_us/corp_docs/acsp.html We welcome community-wide participation. Please address any process questions to info at arin.net. Regards, Member Services American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) *********************************************************************** 2008.2 Submitted 01-17-2008 05:39:14 ARIN should track all RBLs, DUNS and similar IP address blacklists. Then, when an address block is re-issued to another organization or returned from an organization, ARIN should check these lists. If addresses from the re-issued block are found on one of the lists, then ARIN should attempt to inform the list maintainer. In addition, ARIN should publish a report of addresses returned, and addresses issued, in the form of a mailing list (with daily email) and an RSS feed. This will only contain allocations/assignments made directly by ARIN or address blocks returned to ARIN's free pool. The intent is that RBL operators can subscribe to such a feed and keep their own lists clean. From info at arin.net Mon Apr 7 11:03:59 2008 From: info at arin.net (Member Services) Date: Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:03:59 -0400 Subject: [arin-announce] ARIN XXI Now Underway Message-ID: <47FA37DF.1050205@arin.net> The ARIN XXI Public Policy and Members Meeting is now underway in Denver, Colorado. For those in the community who were unable to make it to Denver, ARIN is offering a webcast of the Public Policy and Members Meetings. The times of the broadcast are as follows: Public Policy Meeting (Policy and technical discussions) Monday, 7 April 9AM - 5PM Tuesday, 8 April 9AM - 5PM Members Meeting (ARIN reports and Board of Trustees and Advisory Council reports) Wednesday, 9 April 9AM - 12PM All times are Mountain Daylight Time(MDT), (UTC/GMT -6 hours) Registered remote participants may send in questions or comments during the times listed above. The full agenda is available at http://www.arin.net/ARIN-XXI/agenda.html. For details about how to connect to the webcast, or to refer to the Remote Participation Acceptable Use Policy, please see: http://www.arin.net/ARIN-XXI/webcast.html Regards, Member Services American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) From info at arin.net Thu Apr 10 09:49:08 2008 From: info at arin.net (Member Services) Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:49:08 -0400 Subject: [arin-announce] ARIN Seeks Test Drivers for Project X Message-ID: <47FE1AD4.5070303@arin.net> In our continuing efforts to improve the services we offer the community, ARIN is developing Project X. Upon completion, this tool will allow you to manage your contact and resource information, view billing information, track tickets, participate in elections, and much more. We've released an alpha version of our base model. We encourage the community to take it for a test drive and provide comments. This alpha version hasn't completed quality assurance, so there may be bugs. Information you submit will not affect production data, and changes you make to production data will not be visible here. The site will be available for road tests until 18 April 2008 at 4:00 PM ET. Once you've kicked the tires, be sure to send your feedback to: demo at arin.net Visit https://demo.arin.net to take it for a spin. Regards, Mark Kosters Chief Technical Officer American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) From info at arin.net Fri Apr 11 15:39:19 2008 From: info at arin.net (Member Services) Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:39:19 -0400 Subject: [arin-announce] Consultation Regarding "Daily Publication of IP Addresses Issued and Returned" Now Closed Message-ID: <47FFBE67.2070505@arin.net> ARIN thanks the community for its input regarding the suggestion on the daily publication of issued and returned IP Addresses. ARIN staff will review the input and will report back to the community next week with its intended course of action. The archives of this discussion are available at: http://lists.arin.net/pipermail/consult/ Regards, Member Services American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) From info at arin.net Mon Apr 14 15:57:14 2008 From: info at arin.net (Member Services) Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:57:14 -0400 Subject: [arin-announce] Changes to Mailing List Names Message-ID: <4803B71A.7060603@arin.net> As a result of a suggestion made through ARIN's Consultation and Suggestion Process (ACSP), ARIN will be standardizing two mailing list names. ARIN's Public Policy Mailing List (PPML), ppml at arin.net, will be renamed arin-ppml at arin.net. Similarly, ARIN's Consultation and Suggestion Process (ACSP) Mailing List, consult at arin.net, will be renamed arin-consult at arin.net. Both of these changes will be implemented between 6am EDT and 8am EDT April 23, 2008. During this brief outage, subscriptions will be migrated to the new mailing list names and mailing list archives will be converted to their new names. Organizations may need to adjust mail filters and anti-spam software accordingly. Regards, Member Services American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) From info at arin.net Tue Apr 15 10:33:59 2008 From: info at arin.net (Member Services) Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:33:59 -0400 Subject: [arin-announce] Results of the ARIN/CAIDA IPv6 Penetration Study Message-ID: <4804BCD7.5070501@arin.net> ARIN and the Cooperative Association for Internet Data Analysis (CAIDA) worked together to conduct a survey to capture IPv6 penetration data in the ARIN region. The survey took place in March of 2008 and an analysis of the results was presented by kc claffy of CAIDA during the ARIN XXI meeting in Denver, Colorado, last week. You can find the link to this presentation on the top-right corner of ARIN's IPv6 wiki at: http://www.getipv6.info We encourage community members to post IPv6 experiences, knowledge and resources on the ARIN IPv6 wiki. Also, be sure to check back there soon for data from the 8 April ARIN IPv6 Main Event, where participants connected to an IPv6-only network. Regards, Member Services American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) From info at arin.net Fri Apr 18 16:11:19 2008 From: info at arin.net (Member Services) Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:11:19 -0400 Subject: [arin-announce] ARIN XXI Meeting Report Now Available Message-ID: <48090067.7010805@arin.net> From 6-9 April, the ARIN community took part in the ARIN XXI Public Policy and Members Meeting, held in Denver. The report of that meeting, which includes presentations, summary notes, and transcripts of the entire meeting, is now available on the ARIN website at: http://www.arin.net/meetings/minutes/ARIN_XXI/ The URL referenced above also provides links to presentations from the ARIN XXI IPv6 Pre-Game Show and IPv6 Main Event. Please check back next week when an archive of the meeting's webcast will be available. We?d like to congratulate Matt Pounsett, winner of the Meeting Survey Raffle and David Williamson, winner of the General Meeting Raffle ! Matt?s name was randomly selected from those entries submitted by completing the ARIN XXI survey. David?s name was selected from the remaining unselected entries to all of the surveys conducted as part of ARIN XXI. Matt will receive an Optimus Mini Three Keyboard, and David will receive the Apple TV, generously donated by EGATE Networks. We thank everyone in the community who participated in person or remotely and those who responded to the surveys. We look forward to seeing you 15-17 October 2008 for ARIN XXII in Los Angeles,California . Regards, Member Services American Registry for Internet Numbers From info at arin.net Fri Apr 25 11:33:41 2008 From: info at arin.net (Member Services) Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:33:41 -0400 Subject: [arin-announce] Proposed Revision to the ARIN Policy Development Process Message-ID: <4811F9D5.3030503@arin.net> On 8 April 2008, at ARIN XXI in Denver, Colorado, Scott Bradner presented a proposed policy development process to replace the current Internet Resource Policy Evaluation Process (IRPEP). We invite the entire community to review and comment on the proposed new PDP. The presentation can be found at: http://www.arin.net/meetings/minutes/ARIN_XXI/ppm.html and the webcast can be found at: http://www.arin.net/meetings/minutes/ARIN_XXI/ppm.html. Please post any comments no later than 5 PM EDT, Friday, 9 May 2008 to arin-ppml at arin.net. PRINCIPLE ARIN's Internet Resource Policies are documented community decisions that directly determine the rules by which Internet numbering resources are managed and administered by ARIN. Internet Resource Policies are developed in an open and transparent manner by the Internet community. Anyone may participate in the process - ARIN membership is not required. The Policy Development Process (PDP) described in this document defines how policy is established in the ARIN region. The ARIN Board of Trustees adopts proposed Internet Number Resource Policies recommended to it by the ARIN Advisory Council (AC) if the Board determines that the PDP has been followed, that support and consensus for a policy has been reached among the community, and if the proposed policies are consistent with ARIN's Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws and with the applicable laws and regulations. It is important to note that Internet Resource Policies are distinctly separate from ARIN general business practices and procedures. ARIN's general business practices (including fees) and procedures are not within the purview of the Policy Development Process. (The ARIN Consultation and Suggestion Process can be used to propose changes in non-policy areas.) OVERIVEW The proposed PDP is intended to bring forth clear, technically sound and useful policy; reduce overlapping policy proposals; require both staff and legal assessments before discussion; give adequate opportunity for discussion prior to each public policy meeting; and provide a means of review prior to possible adoption. The proposed PDP empowers the ARIN Advisory Council by shifting its scope from a policy advisory body to a policy development body while providing checks and balances and maintains an open and transparent process. THE POLICY DEVEOPMENT PROCESS 1. Proposal. [15 Days, maximum] a. Submittal. Policy proposals may be submitted at any time. Anyone in the community, except a member of the ARIN Board of Trustees or a member of ARIN staff can originate a policy proposal. Policy proposals must be sent to the policy e-mail address at ARIN. Proposals can be submitted at any time but only proposals received more than 70 days before a Public Policy Meeting (PPM) can generate a draft policy for consideration at that meeting. b. Clarity & Understanding. ARIN staff works with the proposal originator to ensure there is clarity and understanding of what is being proposed. The staff does not evaluate the proposal itself at this stage, their only aim is to make sure that they understand what the proposal is proposing and believe that the community will as well. If understanding is reached the proposal is announced to the community via the ARIN Public Policy Mailing List (PPML) and forwarded to the AC. The proposal is dropped if the staff and originator cannot reach an agreement on clear and understandable text. In this case, the originator may make a Submittal Petition and send the proposal to PPML and request community support to have the proposal forwarded to the AC for review. There is no AC action in this phase. 2. Draft Policy. [30 Days, maximum] a. Development & Evaluation. The AC assumes ownership of all proposals. The AC develops and evaluates proposals to only bring forth technically sound policies that make a positive contribution to the Number Resource Policy Manual. The AC may rewrite, merge, abandon, etc.; for example, they may use a proposal as an idea to generate a draft policy. If the AC intends to move a draft policy forward, it must first submit it for staff and legal review (10 days max to perform). The AC must understand and address staff and legal comments before a proposal may go on. These comments may cause the AC to revise a draft policy. b. Selection. The AC selects the draft policies that will be published for discussion and review by the community on the PPML. The relevant staff and legal comments will be published along with each draft policy. If any member of the community, including a proposal originator, is dissatisfied with the AC action on a policy proposal they can initiate a Discussion Petition to move this particular proposal to the PPML for discussion as a draft policy. A successful petition may result in competing versions of the same draft policy. Staff and legal review will be conducted and published for successful petitions. 3. Discussion and Review. [25 Days, minimum] Only draft policies selected by the AC or successfully petitioned are open to community discussion and review on PPML. The text of all draft policies is frozen at 10 days prior to the Public Policy Meeting. The text remains frozen until after the completion of the Public Policy Meeting so that a single text for each draft policy is considered at the meeting. 4. Public Policy Meeting. The AC presents draft policies at the Public Policy Meeting; the successful petitioner presents theirs. Competing proposals, if any, will be discussed together. Discussion and votes at the meeting are for the consideration of the AC. 5. Consensus. a. Discussion Evaluation. [30 Days, maximum] At the conclusion of the PPM the AC owns all draft policies, including those that were successfully petitioned. The AC reviews all draft policies and, taking into account discussion both on the PPML and at the Public Policy Meeting, decides what to do with each draft policy. The AC may rewrite, merge, abandon, send to last call, etc. The results of the AC's decisions are announced to the PPML. Draft policies that are not abandoned or sent to last call are placed on the AC docket for further development and evaluation. If any member of the community, including a proposal originator, is dissatisfied with the AC action on a policy proposal they can initiate a Last Call Petition to move this particular proposal to the PPML for last call. b. Last Call [10 Days, minimum] The AC selects draft policies that have support both in the community and the AC itself and sends them to a last call for comments on the PPML. The last call period will be for a minimum of 10 days. The AC may decide that certain draft proposals may require a longer last call period of review, such as those that were revised based on comments received while the text was frozen. If the AC sends a draft policy to last call that is different from the frozen version, then the AC will explain and justify changes to the text. c. Last Call Review [30 Days, maximum] The AC determines consensus for each draft policy by reviewing last call comments, revisiting its decision (the AC may rewrite, merge, abandon, etc.), and determining readiness for consideration by the Board of Trustees. If the AC modifies a draft policy, it will be sent for another round of last call or may be placed back on the AC's docket for further development and evaluation. If any member of the community is dissatisfied with the AC action on a policy proposal they can initiate a Board of Trustees Consideration Petition to move this particular proposal for consideration by the Board of Trustees. The results of the AC's decisions are announced to the PPML. The AC forwards the draft policies that it supports to the Board of Trustees for consideration. 6. Board of Trustee Review. [30 Days, maximum] The ARIN Board of Trustees reviews and evaluates each draft policy presented to it. The Board examines each draft policy in terms of fiduciary risk, liability risk, conformity to law, development in accordance with the ARIN PDP, and adherence to the ARIN Articles of Incorporation and bylaws. The Board may adopt, reject or remand draft policies to the AC. Rejections will include an explanation. Remands will include an explanation and a recommendation. The Board may also seek clarification from the AC without remanding the draft policy. The results of the Board's decision are announced to the community via PPML. 7. Implementation. The expected implementation date of the policy is announced at the time that adoption of the policy is announced. ARIN staff updates to include the adopted policy into the Number Resource Policy Manual and implements and publishes a new version of the manual. REMINDER: COMMUNITY REVIEW REQUEST We invite the entire community to review and comment on the proposed new PDP. The presentation can be found at: http://www.arin.net/meetings/minutes/ARIN_XXI/ppm.html and the webcast can be found at: http://www.arin.net/meetings/minutes/ARIN_XXI/ppm.html. Please post any comments no later than 5 PM EDT, Friday, 9 May 2008 to arin-ppml at arin.net. Raymond A Plzak President and CEO American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)