hi clara as usual, i am a bit confused; yes, a low bar. have sympathy; you have been doing this *far* longer than i. CSTFR sez:
it takes staff an average of 75 minutes to process each intra-RIR transfer ticket, 200 minutes for an inter-RIR or M&A transfer, six hours for a legacy transfer between parties with contractual relationships with the RIPE NCC
looking at table 7, i think we're comparing "RIPE NCC Region Transfers" with "Legacy Updates," whatever the heck they are. i suspect that they are not inter-member transfers of legacy space. as you were on the CSTF, so i hope you remember what these numbers actually measure and could please whack me with a clue bat. Clara:
legacy status, regardless of whether there is a contractual relationship or not, need to undergo a more stringent diligence process for transfers that puts additional burden on the NCC
i naïvely assume that the extra diligence of provenance is incurred once when the space is first registered, e.g. when the holder becomes a member or it is acquired by a member. and that cost would be a one time cost. from then on, why is it not just space with a different paint job? if member A transfers legacy space to member B why the heck would it take significantly more effort than if A transfers non-legacy space to B? can someone from the registry comment? similarly if A transfers legacy space to B as non-legacy, does it really require less effort than if B receives it as legacy space? randy, trying to understand what problems we really need to solve