<html><body><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000"><div><br></div><div>I agree.</div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>Would it be feasible to generic-ize as much as possible (even across the entire PPML?) and then have a single section that defines the current best practice examples of the generic terms?</div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>e.g. replace "WHOIS and SWIP" with "Directory Services" but then elsewhere note that WHOIS and SWIP are current examples of "Directory Services" so there is still some reference for those that are used to those terms.</div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>When a new specific protocol or technology comes about, just that one section could be updated to "WHOIS, SWIP, and SuperNewThing"</div><div data-marker="__SIG_PRE__"><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div data-marker="__SIG_PRE__">,<br>-Randy<br><br><br></div><div><br><span id="zwchr" data-marker="__DIVIDER__">----- On Jan 18, 2024, at 1:49 PM, Andrew Dul <andrew.dul@quark.net> wrote:<br></span><style>@font-face
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      include removing old and outdated terminology.  While the terms
      "WHOIS" and "SWIP" are popular in the community, they are
      protocols and methods which are being replaced by new modern
      protocols and methods.  The language should be updated to reflect
      those new terms or use generic terms such as directory services or
      registration records.<br>
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    <p>Thanks,</p>
    <p>Andrew<br>
    </p>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 1/17/24 1:16 PM, ARIN wrote:<br>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">Problem Statement:</p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">Registration is central to the value
          provided by ARIN to the</p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">community. Registry quality depends greatly
          upon the timely</p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">registration of reassignments from ISPs to
          end users. The motivation</p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">for registration has waned since the
          depletion of the free pool. At</p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">the same time, privacy laws have been
          introduced in many jurisdictions</p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">across ARIN’s service region which
          constrain registration in certain</p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">cases. This combination of forces has
          generally discouraged many ISPs</p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">from registering reassignments.
          Registration remains vital to a number</p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">of stakeholders, including law enforcement
          and network operators.</p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">This proposal aims to modernize the
          registration-related policies in</p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">Section 4 by introducing language that is
          meant to make registration</p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">requirements more adaptable to changing
          privacy laws, while reminding</p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">ISPs of the importance of registration when
          feasible for the benefit</p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">of the community.</p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">Policy Statement:</p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">In section 4.2.3.7.1,</p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">Replace</p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">"Each IPv4 reassignment or reallocation
          containing a /29 or more</p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">addresses shall be registered via SWIP or a
          directory services system</p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">which meets the standards set forth in
          section 3.2."</p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">With</p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">"Each IPv4 reassignment or reallocation
          containing a /29 or more</p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">addresses shall be registered in the WHOIS
          directory via SWIP, or a</p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">directory services system which meets the
          standards set forth in</p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">section 3.2, within 14 days."</p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">Retire section 4.2.3.7.2 Reassignments and
          Reallocations Visible</p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">Within Seven Days</p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">Rename 6.5.5.1</p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">From</p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">"Reassignment Information"</p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">To</p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">"Reassignment and Reallocation Information"</p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">In section 6.5.5.1,</p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">Replace</p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">"Each static IPv6 reassignment or
          reallocation containing a /47 or</p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">more addresses, or subdelegation of any
          size that will be individually</p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">announced, shall be registered in the WHOIS
          directory via SWIP or a</p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">distributed service which meets the
          standards set forth in section</p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">3.2. Reassignment and reallocation
          registrations shall include each</p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">client’s organizational information, except
          where specifically</p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">exempted by this policy."</p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">With</p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">"Each static IPv6 reassignment or
          reallocation containing a /47 or</p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">more addresses, or subdelegation of any
          size that will be individually</p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">announced, shall be registered in the WHOIS
          directory via SWIP, or a</p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">distributed service which meets the
          standards set forth in section</p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">3.2, within 14 days. Reassignment and
          reallocation registrations shall</p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">include each client’s organizational
          information, except where</p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">specifically exempted by this policy."</p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">Retire section 6.5.5.2 Reassignments and
          Reallocations Visible Within Seven Days</p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">Timetable for Implementation: 90 days.</p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
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