[ppml] 2003-3

Marshall Eubanks tme at multicasttech.com
Thu Jan 19 12:06:32 EST 2006


So, what happens when the ZIP code changes ?

Marshall

On Jan 19, 2006, at 11:56 AM, Azinger, Marla wrote:

> Below is a short discussion on 2003-3 that was not posted to ppml  
> by accident on my part.  I now post this for involvment by anyone  
> else interested:
>
> Regards
> Marla Azinger
>
>
> ****************************************
>
> No.  Now you've allowed them to eliminate everything except the ZIP
> code.
>
> First, let me say that I do not think that there is any flaw in the
> current
> policy or ARIN's interpretation thereof, except that I would rather
> preserve
> the Name as a visible object.
>
> However, if we are going to further reduce the usefulness of whois, I
> would
> rather constrain that reduction to the smallest amount possible.
>
> An acceptable rewording might be:
>
> Section <insert number here> of the NRPM is modified to allow
> residential
> customer postal codes in Canada to be abbreviated to the first three
> characters of the Postal Code.  Further, it is clarified that in the
> US, the 5 digit ZIP code is acceptable for all entries.
>
> That is a policy I would not oppose.
>
> Owen
>
> On Jan 18, 2006, at 2:28 PM, Azinger, Marla wrote:
>
>> So would a reasonable rewording of this proposal be the following:
>>
>>      An organization with downstream residential customers may
>>      substitute that organization's name for the customer's name,
>>      e.g. 'Private customer - XYZ Network', and the customer's
>>      address may be replaced with 'Private Residence', excluding
>> the zip code.
>>      Non specific Zip codes must be included and specific building/
>> structure location zip 	codes are not to be sumbitted.
>> Specification of specific versus non specific zip code 	is country
>> dependant. Each private downstream residential reassignment must
>> have 	accurate upstream Abuse and Technical POCs visible on the
>> WHOIS record for that
>>      block.
>>
>>
>> Marla Azinger
>> ELI and Frontier
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: ppml-bounces at arin.net [mailto:ppml-bounces at arin.net]On  
>> Behalf Of
>> Owen DeLong
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 12:45 PM
>> To: Member Services
>> Subject: Re: [ppml] Proposed Policy: Residential Customer Privacy
>>
>>
>> I absolutely oppose this policy as written.  Excluding the entire
>> address
>> removes the possibility of using the small claims court process as a
>> means of remedy for network abuse, at least in several states within
>> the united States.  I think that would be an undesirable policy
>> effect.
>>
>> Removing the City, State, and Postal code information would also
>> reduce
>> the availability of useful data for geographic address distribution
>> research which has been identified as valuable by several  
>> participants
>> on the list and at previous policy meetings.
>>
>> I would be more willing to accept a policy which allowed limitation
>> of ZIP codes to 5 digit ZIP codes or limitation of Canadian Postal
>> Codes to the first 3 characters.  These modifications should be
>> sufficient to address the privacy concerns raised in recent
>> discussions
>> on the list.
>>
>> Owen
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> PPML mailing list
>> PPML at arin.net
>> http://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/ppml
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> PPML mailing list
> PPML at arin.net
> http://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/ppml




More information about the ARIN-PPML mailing list