From info at arin.net Wed Jul 1 10:17:41 2009 From: info at arin.net (Member Services) Date: Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:17:41 -0400 Subject: [arin-announce] ARIN Deploys DNSSEC Zone Signing Message-ID: <4A4B7005.8060207@arin.net> On 1 July 2009 ARIN will begin phase two of its DNSSEC project by publishing the zones that it is authoritative for under in-addr.arpa. Because the parent zone (in-addr.arpa) is not signed, you will need to place the advertised keys as part of your DNS server configuration as defined on ARIN's trust anchor list. The list is available for download in BIND-style and zone-file format at: https://www.arin.net/about_us/dnssec/trust_anchors.html The DNSSEC project will be completed in three phases. The third and final phase is allowing DS records from ARIN-issued delegations that have secured zones. View the detailed deployment plan at https://www.arin.net/about_us/dnssec/. To learn more about DNSSEC, please look at http://www.dnssec.net/. Regards, Mark Kosters Chief Technology Officer American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) From info at arin.net Mon Jul 6 09:00:31 2009 From: info at arin.net (Member Services) Date: Mon, 06 Jul 2009 09:00:31 -0400 Subject: [arin-announce] ARIN Names New President and CEO Message-ID: <4A51F56F.5040206@arin.net> The American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) today announced John Curran as president and chief executive officer, effective 1 July 2009. Mr. Curran will be responsible for building relationships with regional, international, governmental, and regulatory organizations, as well as spearheading education and awareness on issues facing the Internet community such as IPv4 depletion and IPv6 adoption. Since 1 January 2009, Mr. Curran has served as acting president and CEO of ARIN. He is a founding member of the ARIN Board of Trustees and served as chairman from August 1997 to December 2008. ?John is the perfect person for the job. His unparalleled knowledge of ARIN and the Internet industry, along with his extensive business experience is the best possible combination to allow ARIN to meet the changing needs of the Internet community,? said Paul Vixie, Chairman of ARIN's Board of Trustees. ?We are excited that he has agreed to come aboard full time to lead the organization and direct ARIN?s important registry, educational and policy initiatives during this critical time for the industry.? Mr. Curran?s experience includes serving as CTO and COO for ServerVault, which provides highly secure, fully managed infrastructure solutions for sensitive federal government and commercial applications. Prior to this, he was CTO for XO Communications, and was integral in leading the organization's technical initiatives, network architecture, and design of leading-edge capabilities built into the company's nationwide network. Mr. Curran also served as CTO for BBN/GTE Internetworking, where he was responsible for the organization?s strategic technology direction. He led BBN's technical evolution from one of the earliest Internet Service Providers through its growth and eventual acquisition by GTE. He has also been an active participant in the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), having both co-chaired the IETF Operations and Network Management Area and served as a member of the IPng (IPv6) Directorate. ?ARIN performs a vital task in responsibly managing Internet number resources such as IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, and I am excited to have the opportunity to expand my role in the organization,? said Curran. ?I look forward to working with the ARIN staff, members, and Internet community at large during such a significant time in Internet history.? Regards, Member Services American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) From info at arin.net Mon Jul 6 12:51:10 2009 From: info at arin.net (Member Services) Date: Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:51:10 -0400 Subject: [arin-announce] ARIN Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI) Pilot Program Message-ID: <4A522B7E.2080903@arin.net> On 1 July 2009, ARIN made a Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI) pilot program available to the community. The service will allow various ISPs that receive resources from ARIN to start evaluating the emerging RKPI standards from an operational perspective. It also provides a venue for feedback for ARIN as well as the standards community. The pilot program has four components; it: * Enables ARIN members to request certificates for their IPv4 and IPv6 Provider Aggregatable (PA) resources. * Allows ARIN members to manage Route Origin Authorizations (ROAs) for their PA address space. * Provides a public repository of certificates and ROAs. * Handles key rollovers and revocations. To participate in the pilot program, you can do two things: * Request an account at https://rpki-pilot.arin.net and experiment with the application. * Participate on the mailing list arin-rpki-pilot at arin.net. Subscribe at https://web.dev.arin.net/participate/mailing_lists/index.html This is a non-production service. ARIN will strive for 24/7 availability, however unknown issues or problem reports may necessitate unannounced outages of the service. If you are unable to access this service, please wait for a period of time and try the system again later. Additional information about RPKI is available at https://www.arin.net/about_us/rpki.html Regards, Mark Kosters Chief Technology Officer American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) From info at arin.net Tue Jul 7 10:14:13 2009 From: info at arin.net (Member Services) Date: Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:14:13 -0400 Subject: [arin-announce] ARIN Candidate Questions Due 15 July: What's on your mind? Message-ID: <4A535835.8060709@arin.net> Don't miss your chance to submit suggestions for new candidate questions. [As sent on 17 June] In October 2009, ARIN will hold elections for open seats on the ARIN Board of Trustees, ARIN Advisory Council, and NRO Number Council. To prepare for these elections we are opening the floor for Community "Ask the Nominee" questions! If you have questions on relevant policy issues and challenges facing ARIN that you?d like candidates to answer, send them to info at arin.net no later than 15 July 2009. Please indicate if your question is directed to candidates for the Board, Advisory Council, NRO Number Council or any combination of the three. The Nomination Committee (NomCom) will determine the final list and phrasing of all questions. The NomCom may solicit additional input from eligible voters on the final set of questions for Board, Advisory Council, and NRO Number Council nominees. ARIN will publish candidate bios and their questionnaire responses when the slate of candidates is announced. The current questionnaires may be viewed at: https://www.arin.net/participate/elections/ac.html#accv https://www.arin.net/participate/elections/board.html#botcv https://www.arin.net/participate/elections/nronumbercouncil.html#nccv The 2009 election schedule is available on the ARIN website at: https://www.arin.net/participate/elections/elec_calendar.html The page includes links to other election-related information. The Call for Nominations will be issued on 27 July. We look forward to your input. If you have any questions concerning the election process please contact us at info at arin.net or submit your question through your web account. Regards, Member Services American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) From info at arin.net Wed Jul 8 12:15:23 2009 From: info at arin.net (Member Services) Date: Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:15:23 -0400 Subject: [arin-announce] Spring 2010 Meeting Announced Message-ID: <4A54C61B.7020208@arin.net> Mark your calendars for 18 - 21 April 2010 and plan on joining us in Toronto, Ontario for ARIN XXV. ARIN is excited to return to Canada for its Public Policy and Members Meeting and is looking forward to participation from all sectors of the region. Information about the meeting is available at: https://www.arin.net/participate/meetings/ARIN-XXV/ Hotel reservation and meeting registration information will be provided early 2010. Sponsorship opportunities are still available for this meeting! To explore your options, contact D? Harvey, ARIN Meeting Planner at dharvey at arin.net or +1.703.227.9878. Regards, Member Services American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) From info at arin.net Fri Jul 10 13:25:58 2009 From: info at arin.net (Member Services) Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:25:58 -0400 Subject: [arin-announce] ARIN Call for Volunteers to Serve on Nomination Committee Message-ID: <4A5779A6.6020503@arin.net> ARIN will soon issue a call for nominations for the 2009 Board of Trustees and Advisory Council elections. The Nomination Committee shall be responsible for identifying, recruiting, and certifying a properly selected slate of Trustee and Advisory Council Candidates to be placed in nomination before the membership for election. (Bylaws, Article VIII, Section 2.a.) NomCom business is conducted via teleconference. The responsibilities of the Committee are explained in the Bylaws at: https://www.arin.net/about_us/corp_docs/bylaws.html The NomCom consists of two (2) representatives from the Board of Trustees, two (2) representatives from the Advisory Council, and three (3) representatives from ARIN General Members in good standing. General Member in good standing is defined at: https://www.arin.net/participate/membership/member.html We are currently seeking three (3) volunteer General Members in good standing to serve on the Committee. Please note that candidates for this year's Board of Trustees and Advisory Council elections are not eligible to serve on the NomCom. If you are willing to serve, please submit your name, e-mail address, ARIN member organization name, and ORG ID to info at arin.net no later than 17:00 ET on Tuesday, July 14 2009. Three eligible member volunteers will be randomly selected to serve on the Committee. Regards, Member Services American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) From info at arin.net Mon Jul 13 13:02:20 2009 From: info at arin.net (Member Services) Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:02:20 -0400 Subject: [arin-announce] ARIN XXIV Registration Now Open Message-ID: <4A5B689C.1080209@arin.net> Registration is now open for the ARIN XXIV Public Policy and Members Meeting, 21-23 October 2009 in Dearborn, Michigan. The meeting is being held back-to-back with NANOG 47, 18-21 October at the Hyatt Regency Dearborn, and information about the meeting, hotel, and remote participation is available at: https://www.arin.net/participate/meetings/ARIN-XXIV/ The special room rate of $159(USD) single/double occupancy is available until 30 September 2009. Reserve your room now, as space is limited. ARIN holds open, biannual Public Policy and Members Meetings, to provide an opportunity for the entire Internet community to contribute to Internet number resource policy discussion and development, network with colleagues, and attend workshops and tutorials. Current policy proposals up for discussion at this meeting are available at: https://www.arin.net/policy/proposals/ ARIN XXIV Overview * Tuesday, 20 October: The pre-meeting agenda includes a lunch for first time ARIN meeting attendees. In the evening, there will be the Introduction to the Policy Development Process and Open Policy Hour sessions and a Happy Hour with pizza and beer * Wednesday, 21 October: Joint ARIN/NANOG Session on IPv6, ARIN Public Policy Meeting, Day 1 , featuring speeches from Board, Advisory Council and NRO NC candidates * Thursday, 22 October: ARIN Public Policy Meeting, Day 2 and ARIN evening social at the Henry Ford Museum * Friday, 23 October: ARIN Members Meeting (open to all ARIN XXIV attendees) ARIN continues to offer expanded remote participation options. Register your Jabber Identifier to submit questions and comments and to raise your hand during consensus polling. The webcast and live transcript of the entire Public Policy and Members Meeting including the Open Policy Hour held Tuesday will be available to everyone. Additional agenda details and more information about ARIN XXIV will be posted on our website as we get closer to the meeting, so check back often! Regards, Member Services Department American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) From info at arin.net Tue Jul 21 13:24:18 2009 From: info at arin.net (Member Services) Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:24:18 -0400 Subject: [arin-announce] Apply Now for ARIN Meetings Fellowship to Attend ARIN XXIV Message-ID: <4A65F9C2.80107@arin.net> ARIN is pleased to offer the Meetings Fellowship Program in an effort to broaden educational outreach and bring new ideas into the public policy discussions. We are issuing a call for Fellows to attend ARIN XXIV in Dearborn this October. If you are interested in applying for the program, you have until 28 August to submit an application. The application, submission instructions, and a detailed description of the program can be found at: https://www.arin.net/participate/meetings/fellowship.html The program provides financial support for one individual from each of the three sectors within ARIN's service area (Canada, the Caribbean and North Atlantic Islands, and the United States and Outlying Areas) to attend each Public Policy and Members Meeting. Members of the ARIN Advisory Council will be invited to serve as Mentors for the ARIN Meeting Fellows to advise them and help provide a smooth transition into the ARIN community. Individuals selected for the fellowship will receive the following benefits: * Free meeting registration https://www.arin.net/participate/meetings/ARIN-XXIV/index.html * Round-trip economy class airfare to the meeting, booked directly by ARIN * Hotel accommodations at the venue hotel, booked directly by ARIN * A stipend to cover meals and incidental travel expenses. Please contact info at arin.net if you have any questions concerning the program and the application process. Regards, Member Services American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) From info at arin.net Thu Jul 23 12:10:33 2009 From: info at arin.net (Member Services) Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:10:33 -0400 Subject: [arin-announce] Call for Volunteers to Serve on ARIN Meetings Fellowship Selection Committee Message-ID: <4A688B79.5070201@arin.net> ARIN is issuing a call for General Members in good standing to serve on the ARIN Meetings Fellowship Program Selection Committee. To qualify, you must have attended at least one ARIN Public Policy and Member's Meeting in the past three years. General Member in good standing is defined at: https://www.arin.net/participate/membership/member.html The fellowship program provides financial support for one individual from each of the three sectors within ARIN's service area (Canada, the Caribbean and North Atlantic Islands, and the United States and Outlying Areas)to attend each Public Policy and Members Meeting. To learn more about ARIN XXIV in Dearborn and the fellowship program go to: https://www.arin.net/participate/meetings/ARIN-XXIV/index.html The Selection Committee, comprised of one member of the Board of Trustees (Chair), one member of the Advisory Council, and two General Members in good standing is charged with reviewing all eligible applications and selecting one qualified individual per ARIN region sector to attend each ARIN Public Policy and Members meeting. Committee members will be subscribed to an e-mail list where information will be exchanged and discussed. They must also attend all conference calls held during the decision making process. Working with the committee, the Chair will initiate mail list discussions and schedule teleconference calls as needed. There will be approximately two to three weeks of application review, e-mail exchanges, and conference calls amongst committee members during early September in order to select Fellows for the October meeting. Learn more about the Selection Committee by visiting: https://www.arin.net/participate/meetings/fellowship.html#process Become more involved with ARIN and volunteer for the Selection Committee by sending an e-mail with your name, organization and org id, contact info, and last ARIN meeting attended to info at arin.net by 7 August 2009. Two eligible members will be randomly selected to serve on the committee. Regards, Member Services American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) From info at arin.net Mon Jul 27 09:20:33 2009 From: info at arin.net (Member Services) Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:20:33 -0400 Subject: [arin-announce] Call for Nominations: ARIN Board of Trustees and Advisory Council Message-ID: <4A6DA9A1.9090000@arin.net> ARIN is issuing an open call for General Members in good standing to nominate candidates for three (3) seats on the Board of Trustees and five (5) seats on the Advisory Council that become open when current terms expire on 31 December 2009. The Board of Trustees and Advisory Council election has a Nomination Committee (NomCom) that is responsible for identifying, recruiting, and certifying a properly selected slate of candidates to be placed in nomination before the membership for election. This year?s NomCom members are: Board of Trustee members Bill Woodcock and Tim Denton, Advisory Council members Cathy Aronson and Owen Delong, and general member volunteers Bill Manning, Jonathan Breault and Dr. Richard Martin. Bill Woodcock is serving as NomCom Chair. New Board and Advisory Council terms begin 1 January 2010.The three Board seats opening are as follows: one currently held by Scott Bradner (which will be filled for a three year term), one formally held by John Curran until 1 July 2009 when he became ARIN President and CEO (which will be filled for a three year term), and one presently held by Lee Howard by appointment (the final year of which will be filled in this election). The candidate with the most and second-most votes will receive seats with three year terms, and the candidate who receives the third most votes will fill the seat with one year remaining. The five Advisory Council seats opening, all for three year terms, are currently held by: Leo Bicknell, Stacy Hughes, Lea Roberts, Robert Seastrom, and Heather Schiller. ARIN Board and Advisory Council incumbents may be re-elected for consecutive terms. Please note: 1. You must be a Trustee or an ARIN General Member in good standing (https://www.arin.net/participate/membership/member.html) to make nominations. However, those nominated do not need to be ARIN members. Self-nominations from General Members in good standing are permitted. A petition process will be available to nonmembers seeking to nominate themselves for the Board of Trustees. 2. All nominees are subject to the Nomination and Appointment Conflict of Interest List at: https://www.arin.net/participate/elections/conflicts.html 3. Nominations must be received by 17:00 ET on Monday, 31 August 2009. In accordance with ARIN?s Bylaws, each Trustee or General Member in good standing may make up to three nominations for each open seat. If you are interested in nominating yourself or any other individual to become a member of the Board of Trustees or Advisory Council, visit ARIN Election Headquarters to fill out the nomination form. https://app.arin.net/election/ ARIN will contact all nominees via e-mail and/or telephone to verify that they are willing and able to fulfill a three-year term. If ARIN cannot reach the nominee, the nomination will be rejected. Visit Election Headquarters at the URL above to view the qualifications for Board of Trustees and Advisory Council positions and for further information regarding the election process and timeline. Now is also a good time for member organizations to check with ARIN Member Services to make certain that they have a designated member representative (DMR) eligible to vote in the upcoming election. Direct any questions to Member Services at info at arin.net. Regards, Member Services American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) From info at arin.net Mon Jul 27 09:24:34 2009 From: info at arin.net (Member Services) Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:24:34 -0400 Subject: [arin-announce] Call for Nominations: NRO NC ARIN Region Message-ID: <4A6DAA92.8040908@arin.net> This is an open call for nominations from the ARIN region to fill one (1) seat on the Number Resource Organization (NRO) Number Council that becomes vacant with the expiration of Louis Lee?s term on 31 December 2009. Candidates must be willing to serve a three (3) year term beginning 1 January 2010. Incumbents may be re-elected for consecutive terms. Any individual residing within the ARIN service region may be nominated, with the exception of Regional Internet Registry staff members. Self-nominations are permitted. Please note that the NRO Number Council representatives now fulfill the role of ICANN?s ASO Address Council. Responsibilities of NRO NC representatives are outlined in the ASO Memorandum of Understanding at: http://www.nro.net/documents/aso-mou.html All NRO NC nominees from the ARIN region are subject to the Nomination and Appointment Conflict of Interest List published at: https://www.arin.net/participate/elections/conflicts.html If you are interested in nominating yourself or any other individual as a member of the Number Council, visit ARIN Election Headquarters to fill out the nomination form. https://app.arin.net/election/ Nominations will be accepted until 17:00 ET on Monday, 31 August 2009. ARIN will contact all nominees via e-mail and/or telephone to verify that they are willing and able to fulfill a three-year term. If ARIN cannot reach the nominee, the nomination will not be accepted. Direct any questions concerning this process to Member Services at info at arin.net. Information on the NRO NC can be found at http://www.aso.icann.org/. Regards, Member Services American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) From info at arin.net Mon Jul 27 10:12:16 2009 From: info at arin.net (Member Services) Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2009 10:12:16 -0400 Subject: [arin-announce] Correction: Call for Nominations Message-ID: <4A6DB5C0.1010101@arin.net> Apologies, the prior e-mails for the Board, Advisory Council, and NRO NC Nominations had an incorrect URL. Please use the following URL to nominate Candidates : https://www.arin.net/app/election/ Regards, Member Services American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) From info at arin.net Mon Jul 27 10:46:57 2009 From: info at arin.net (Member Services) Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2009 10:46:57 -0400 Subject: [arin-announce] Policy Proposal: Last Minute Assistance for Small ISPs Message-ID: <4A6DBDE1.4060209@arin.net> The following is a new policy proposal that has been posted to the ARIN Public Policy Mailing List for discussion on that list. Regards, Member Services American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) ## * ## ARIN received the following policy proposal and is posting it to the Public Policy Mailing List (PPML) in accordance with Policy Development Process. This proposal is in the first stage of the Policy Development Process. ARIN staff will perform the Clarity and Understanding step. Staff does not evaluate the proposal at this time, their goal is to make sure that they understand the proposal and believe the community will as well. Staff will report their results to the ARIN Advisory Council (AC) within 10 days. The AC will review the proposal at their next regularly scheduled meeting (if the period before the next regularly scheduled meeting is less than 10 days, then the period may be extended to the subsequent regularly scheduled meeting). The AC will decide how to utilize the proposal and announce the decision to the PPML. In the meantime, the AC invites everyone to comment on the proposal on the PPML, particularly their support or non-support and the reasoning behind their opinion. Such participation contributes to a thorough vetting and provides important guidance to the AC in their deliberations. The ARIN Policy Development Process can be found at: https://www.arin.net/policy/pdp.html Mailing list subscription information can be found at: https://www.arin.net/mailing_lists/ Regards, Member Services American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) ## * ## 1. Policy Proposal Name: Last Minute Assistance for Small ISPs 2. Proposal Originator: Ted Mittelstaedt 3. Proposal Version: 1 4. Date: 7/24/2009 5. Proposal type: new 6. Policy term: permanent 7. Policy statement: Under section 4.2.2. Initial allocation to ISPs Section 4.2.2.1.1 (Use of /20) will be modified to be the following: Sentence: "Until ARIN has assigned 90% of it's remaining IP addressing," will be inserted at the beginning of the paragraph. The following four paragraphs will be added: When ARIN has reached 90% allocation of it's remaining IP free pool, the minimum allocation of /20 requirement will be changed to a minimum allocation of /21 in this section and all other sections that reference the /20 minimum EXCEPT for transfers under section 8.3. When ARIN has reached 95% allocation of it's remaining IP free pool, the minimum allocation of /21 requirement will be changed to a minimum allocation of /22 in this section and all other sections that reference the /21 minimum EXCEPT for transfers under section 8.3. When ARIN has reached 97% allocation of it's remaining IP free pool, the minimum allocation of /22 requirement will be changed to a minimum allocation of /23 in this section and all other sections that reference the /22 minimum EXCEPT for transfers under section 8.3. When ARIN has exhausted all of it's remaining IP free pool, for any transfers under section 8.3, the minimum allocation size will remain at /20, in this section and all other sections that reference a minimum allocation size. It will remain at /23 for IPv4 that is voluntarily returned to ARIN. 8. Rationale: Once ARIN is no longer able to assign IPv4, there will be many smaller ISP's who never qualified for an initial allocation under section 4.2.2.1.1. of the NRPM, who are using multiple /24 assignments from an upstream provider, and who will see their costs for continuing to use IPv4 numbering from their upstreams increasing as the "market price" set by section 8.3 of the NRPM applies a price on IPv4 numbers. For example, it would be perfectly logical for a large network that observes the price of a /20 transfer under section 8.3 at $10,000 to decide to apply a yearly usage price of $600 to any /24's they have assigned to their customers. As the "transfer market" setup under section 8.3 continues to operate post IPv4 runout, and costs of yearly IPv4 assignment fees from LIR's diverge further and further from the yearly fees for allocations from the RIR's, LIR's will have small ISP's using multiple /24 assignments at an extreme disadvantage. Those small ISP's will be unable to get IPv4 from ARIN even if they qualify at some time post-runout, they will be unable to afford to pay large sums of money for transfers under section 8.3 (and likely wouldn't meet minimum utilization requirements for the blocks that would be transferred under section 8.3 even if they could), and if they go to a competitive upstream, they will be essentially "going from the frying pan to the fire". It is likely that this could force many of them out of business. What this proposal attempts to do is give those small ISP's a chance to obtain some small amount of portable numbering BEFORE IPv4 runout, so that they can use this in conjunction with NAT or other technologies post-IPv4 runout to manage until the userbase on the Internet switches to IPv6. ARIN's original rationale for setting the minimum allocation at /20 was to prevent extreme fragmentation of the dfz and prevent it from growing to impossibly large levels. This goal has been pretty much met. And when 95% of the assignable IPv4 has been handed out by ARIN under the "/20 minimum" rule, even if the rest of the IP was handed out as /24's, it won't appreciably affect fragmentation in the dfz. In addition, as the years pass post-IPv4 runout, and organizations search around for available IPv4 it's logical to assume that many more small allocations that were assigned as "legacy" assignments, and are currently idle, will be found and put into use - policy should discourage this and encourage them to be returned to ARIN to be aggregated with other small allocations. Post IPv4 runout, the Internet should be transitioning to IPv6, this policy should therefore be regarded primarily as a stopgap to help small ISP's over the hump. The small ISPs will still be required to show that they can make efficient utilization of their requested block, still be required to pay fees and meet all the other obligations any org must meet. The only thing that changes is lowering the minimum limit. 9. Timetable for implementation; immediate From info at arin.net Mon Jul 27 16:28:23 2009 From: info at arin.net (Member Services) Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:28:23 -0400 Subject: [arin-announce] Call for Community Consultation - Bulk WHOIS AUP Message-ID: <4A6E0DE7.8050607@arin.net> ARIN is seeking community input regarding changes to the Acceptable Use Policy ("AUP") for bulk copies of ARIN WHOIS data as found on the Bulk WHOIS Request Form, available at https://www.arin.net/resources/agreements/bulkwhois.pdf Presently, ARIN specifically prohibits redistribution of bulk WHOIS data. ARIN has recently determined that under some circumstances, it may be beneficial for one organization that has received bulk WHOIS data to provide it, subject to ARIN's express written permission, to another person/organization for conducting Internet operations or technical research. ARIN would maintain oversight on the usage of the data and require adherence to the Bulk WHOIS AUP, which the recipient organization must also sign. As a result, ARIN is suggesting the following addition to the AUP: "Distribution of derivative data is only permitted with express written of permission of ARIN and under the same terms as this AUP.? This change would allow redistribution when the use of the data is consistent with the AUP. The AUP with suggested text, highlighted, can be found here: https://www.arin.net/resources/agreements/bulkwhois_proposed.pdf ARIN is seeking comments regarding this proposed change through the ARIN Consultation and Suggestion Process, available at: https://www.arin.net/participate/acsp/index.html Please submit your comments to the arin-consult at arin.net. You can subscribe to the arin-consult mailing list at: http://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/arin-consult. Discussion on arin-consult at arin.net will close at noon EDT, 14 August 09. We welcome community-wide participation. Please address any process questions to info at arin.net. Regards, Member Services American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)