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RIPE 54: Reminder to register
by RIPE Meeting 22 Mar '07

22 Mar '07

[Apologies for duplicate e-mails] Dear Colleagues, RIPE 54 will be held 7 - 11 May 2007, at the Sokos Hotel Viru in Tallinn, Estonia. MEETING PLAN ============ The RIPE 54 Meeting plan is available at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-54/meeting-plan.html REGISTRATION ============ To register for RIPE 54, please see: https://lirportal.ripe.net/lirportal/meeting/register/40 MEETING FEE =========== The meeting fee is EUR 400. This covers the full RIPE Meeting week. You receive a EUR 50 discount if your payment is received before 12:00 CET on Friday, 4 May 2007. DAY TICKETS =========== Day tickets are also available and cost EUR 125 per day. TRAVEL VISA FOR ESTONIA ======================= We advise you to check whether you need visa to enter Estonia: http://www.mfa.ee/eng/kat_132/915.html If you do require a visa to enter the Estonia, please request one a soon as possible as it can take up to 30 days to complete the visa process. We are also happy to provide you with an invitation letter for your visa request. When you have completed the meeting registration, details of how you can request an invitation letter will be sent to you in the confirmation e-mail. RIPE 54 INFORMATION =================== For more information about RIPE 54, please see: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-54/index.html If you have any further questions, please contact: <meeting(a)ripe.net>. Regards, Sandra Gijzen RIPE NCC

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RIPE NCC Call for Nominations for Executive Board Seats - May 2007
by Axel Pawlik 21 Mar '07

21 Mar '07

[Apologies for duplicate e-mails] Dear RIPE NCC member, In compliance with the RIPE NCC Articles of Association, the RIPE NCC is calling for nominations to the RIPE NCC Executive Board. The two vacant seats are for three-year terms and are to fill the places currently held by Janos Zsako and Nigel Titley, whose terms expire in May 2007. Voting for the appointment of the RIPE NCC Executive Board members will take place at the upcoming RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM). The GM will be held on Wednesday, 9 May 2007 at the Sokos Hotel Viru in Tallinn, Estonia. Please submit your nominations prior to Wednesday, 18 April 2007, following the guidelines outlined in article [7] of the RIPE NCC Articles of Association. Excerpts from the Articles of Association are available at the end of this e-mail. The Articles of Association are available at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/articles-association.html Note: You must be a RIPE NCC member and a registered LIR contact to support a nomination. Nomination submissions should include the following information: * Your full name * Your organisation * The LIR RegID * Name of the candidate you wish to support Nominations must be submitted by e-mail to: agm-nominations(a)ripe.net More details on the GM, including registration information, will follow on Wednesday, 28 March 2007. If you have any questions about the GM, please e-mail us at: agm(a)ripe.net Best regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC Excerpts from the RIPE NCC Articles of Association: Article [7.1] The executive board of the association shall consist of at least three and at most five natural persons. They shall be member of the board in a personal capacity and do not have to be members of the association. Employees of the association cannot be appointed member of the executive board. Article [7.2] The members of the executive board shall be appointed by the general meeting from a list of nominees to be drawn up by the members. A nomination for the appointment of a member of the executive board shall need the written support of at least five members. If three weeks before the general meeting the number of candidates does not exceed the number of vacancies, the executive board shall have to nominate one or more candidates so that the total number of proposed candidates shall exceed the number of members of the executive board to be appointed by the general meeting. Article [8.3] The membership in the executive board shall become effective at the end of the general meeting at which the member is appointed and shall automatically terminate at the end of the annual meeting in the third calendar year after the year in which the member was appointed. The member shall be el

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RIPE NCC General Meeting May 2007 Announcement
by Axel Pawlik 21 Mar '07

21 Mar '07

[Apologies for duplicate e-mails] Dear RIPE NCC member, The Executive Board of the RIPE NCC Association is pleased to invite you to the General Meeting (GM) of the RIPE NCC membership. The GM will be held adjacent to the RIPE 54 Meeting on Wednesday, 9 May 2007 at: Meeting Venue: Sokos Hotel Viru Viru Väljak 4 10111 Tallinn Estonia Telephone: +372 680 9300 Fax: +372 680 9236 Date: Wednesday, 9 May 2007 Time: 17:15 - 18:30 EET (UTC +2 hours) Registration for the RIPE Meeting does not include registration for the GM. You must register separately. GM Registration opens on Wednesday, 28 March 2007. You can attend the RIPE NCC Services Working Group session and the GM without being registered for the RIPE 54 meeting. A regularly updated list of registered GM attendees will be published on the RIPE NCC web site. When you arrive at the GM, you will receive a meeting folder containing your membership status, voting slips and details on your voting rights. RIPE NCC Reports The RIPE NCC reporting for the GM will be presented in the RIPE NCC Services Working Group. GM attendees who have not registered for the RIPE Meeting are welcome to participate in this working group session. This takes place on Wednesday, 9 May 2007 from 16:00 - 17:00. The RIPE NCC reports will not be repeated in the General Meeting. Voting and Resolutions Candidate members are welcome to attend the GM but are not permitted to vote according to article 16.3 of the RIPE NCC Articles of Association. Members who are not able to attend the GM but still want to vote can do so by means of proxy voting as per article 16.4. To nominate a proxy voter, please follow instructions on: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2007/proxy.html Please also note that the GM can only pass resolutions that have been submitted and published according to articles 15.3 and 15.4 of the RIPE NCC Articles of Association. The RIPE NCC Articles of Association can be found at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/articles-association.html RIPE NCC Annual Report The RIPE NCC 2005 Annual Report (including the Financial Report) will be available for review in the week commencing 2 April 2007. For more information on the GM, please see: http://www.ripe.net/membership/gm/gm-may2007/ If you have any questions about the GM please e-mail us at: agm(a)ripe.net Best regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

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2006-06 implementation: IPv4 Maximum Allocation Period
by Alex le Heux 21 Mar '07

21 Mar '07

[Apologies for duplicate e-mails.] Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce that the policy proposed in proposal 2006-06: 'IPv4 Maximum Allocation Period' will come into effect on 18 April, 2007. This proposal can be found at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/policies/proposals/2006-06.html We will also publish the new 'IPv4 Address Allocation and Assignment Policies for the RIPE NCC Service Region' document on this day. This document will be available at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/ipv4-policies.html Best regards, Alex Le Heux RIPE NCC IP Resource Analyst

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ASO Call for Comments on Nominees for ICANN Board Seat
by Axel Pawlik 20 Mar '07

20 Mar '07

[Apologies for duplicate e-mails] Dear Colleagues, Following a public nomination period, the ASO Address Council (ASO AC) has selected the final set of candidates to fill the ASO seat on the ICANN Board. This seat is currently held by Raimundo Beca, whose term expires in June 2007. The candidates are: - Al-Din J. Kadhem Al-Radhi - Smain Aouissi - Raimundo Beca - Vikram Gupta - Jordi Palet Martinez - Remco Van Mook - Shahmeet Singh - Kuo-Wei Wu In May 2007, the ASO AC will make its final selection to appoint one of these individuals to fill the ASO Board seat. To aid them in making their final selection, the ASO AC members request your comments and statements of support for these candidates. A public comment period will be open until 18:00 UTC Friday, 20 April 2007. You can provide your comments and statements of support for the candidates on the aso-announce mailing list. These will be publicly archived at: http://www.aso.icann.org/lists Alternatively, if you would prefer not to subscribe to that mailing list, you may submit your comments directly to the ASO AC Nominations Committee by sending an e-mail to: board-nomms(a)aso.icann.org. A digest of all comments sent to the mailing list or received by the Nominations Committee will be published on the ASO web site at: http://www.aso.icann.org/elections Regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

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First Middle East Network Operators Group (MENOG) Meeting in Bahrain
by Paul Rendek 09 Mar '07

09 Mar '07

[Apologies for duplicate e-mails] Dear Colleagues, The Middle East Network Operators Group (MENOG) will hold its first meeting from 3-5 April 2007 at the Diplomat Radisson SAS Hotel in Bahrain. Hosted by 2Connect, the event will offer network engineers and other technical staff the opportunity to share their knowledge and experiences, and identify areas for regional cooperation. MEETING AGENDA -------------- A preliminary agenda is now available online, however there are still presentation timeslots available. If you are interested in participating as a presenter please contact us as soon as possible at <contact(a)ripe.net>. The preliminary agenda is available at: http://www.ripe.net/meetings/menog/meeting_plan.html SPONSORSHIP INFORMATION ----------------------- The MENOG meeting is non-commercial and relies on the contributions of sponsors. By participating as a sponsor, you will be supporting a valuable regional forum, while exposing your organisation to many of the Middle East's leading Internet professionals. If you are interested in becoming a sponsor please contact us at <contact(a)ripe.net>. For more information on becoming a MENOG 1 sponsor, see: http://www.ripe.net/meetings/menog/sponsors.html REGISTRATION ------------- Registration for MENOG 1 is free and open to everyone. You can register online at: https://lirportal.ripe.net/lirportal/meeting/registration/meeting.html?id=42 HOTEL ACCOMMODATION -------------------- MENOG 1 attendees who wish to stay at the Diplomat Radisson SAS Hotel can take advantage of a reduced room rate. More information on this package, including the hotel booking form, can be found at: http://www.ripe.net/meetings/menog/meeting-venue.html MENOG 1 will be modeled on meetings held by NANOG (North American Network Operators Group) in North America, and SANOG (South Asian Network Operators Group) in the South Asian region. The meeting agenda will include presentations, tutorials and workshops to discuss implementation issues that require community cooperation. Topics of discussion will include network expansion, broadband deployment and scaling wireless networks in the desert. The RIPE NCC is proud to support the launch of this important regional forum, and will be providing organisational assistance throughout MENOG 1. For more information, please see: http://www.ripe.net/meetings/menog/ Regards, Paul Rendek, Head of Communications RIPE NCC

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RIPE Database CRYPT-PW Deprecation Project
by Horvath Agoston 27 Feb '07

27 Feb '07

[Apologies for duplicate e-mails] Dear colleagues, As agreed at the RIPE 53 Database Working Group session, the use of CRYPT-PW authentication method for MAINTAINER object passwords is no longer available and has been removed from the RIPE Database. In addition all CRYPT-PW auth: lines have been removed from existing MAINTAINER objects. All users affected by this change have been notified by separate e-mail sent to each MAINTAINER object contact e-mail address. If your MAINTAINER object used the CRYPT-PW authentication only, it has been locked by replacing the passwords with a randomly generated MD5-PW password. If your maintainer object used an authentication method other than CRYPT-PW, only the CRYPT-PW auth: lines have been removed. It is still possible to query all of your objects. We have provided a web form for you to enter your MAINTAINER name and the old CRYPT-PW cleartext password. This will unlock your MAINTAINER object by replacing the randomly generated password with an MD5-PW encrypted version of your original cleartext password. If your MAINTAINER object previously used CRYPT-PW with other forms of authentication, you can still use this script to add a new MD5-PW to replace the deleted CRYPT-PW. In either case, you will continue to have access to your MAINTAINER object with the same cleartext password. The form is available at: http://www.ripe.net/cgi-bin/crypt2md5.cgi More information on the project is available at: http://ripe.net/db/support/security/crypt-pw_deprecation/ Regards, Agoston Horvath Database Group RIPE NCC

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RIPE 54: Reminder to Register
by meeting 26 Feb '07

26 Feb '07

[Apologies for duplicate e-mails.] Dear Colleagues, RIPE 54 will be held 7 - 11 May 2007, at the Sokos Hotel Viru in Tallinn, Estonia. REGISTRATION ============== To register for RIPE 54, please see: https://lirportal.ripe.net/lirportal/meeting/register/40 MEETING PLAN ============== The draft meeting plan is available at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-54/meeting-plan.html RIPE NCC SERVICES CENTRE ========================= As a service to both RIPE NCC members and non-members, the RIPE NCC Services Centre will be open for consultation during RIPE 54. More information is available at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-54/services-centre.html FURTHER INFORMATION ===================== For more information about RIPE 54, please see: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-54/index.html If you have any further questions, please contact: <meeting(a)ripe.net>. Regards, Sandra Gijzen RIPE NCC

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First Middle East Network Operators Group (MENOG) Meeting in Bahrain
by Paul Rendek 19 Feb '07

19 Feb '07

[Apologies for duplicate e-mails] Dear Colleagues, The Middle East Network Operators Group (MENOG) will hold its first meeting on 3-4 April 2007, at the Diplomat Radisson SAS Hotel in Bahrain. Hosted by 2Connect, it will offer network engineers and other technical staff the opportunity to share their experiences and knowledge, and identify areas for regional cooperation. MENOG I will be modeled on meetings held by NANOG (North American Network Operators Group) in North America, and SANOG (South Asian Network Operators Group) in the South Asian region. The meeting agenda will include presentations, tutorials, and workshops to discuss implementation issues that require community cooperation. Topics of discussion will include network expansion, broadband deployment and scaling wireless networks in the desert. The RIPE NCC is proud to support the launch of this important regional forum, and will be providing organisational assistance throughout MENOG I. Registration for MENOG I is free and open to everyone. You can register online at: https://lirportal.ripe.net/lirportal/meeting/registration/meeting.html?id=42 RIPE NCC Training Services staff will also be conducting a Routing Registry Training course in conjunction with MENOG I. Anyone wishing to attend this course should register at: https://lirportal.ripe.net/lirportal/training/course-registration-anon.html… Regional and local operators interested in participating, either as a presenter or a sponsor, should contact us at <contact(a)ripe.net>. For more information, please see: http://www.ripe.net/meetings/menog/ Regards, Paul Rendek Head of Member Services & Communications RIPE NCC

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RIPE-NCC BGP Maintenance
by Mark Guz 19 Feb '07

19 Feb '07

[Apologies for duplicate e-mails] Dear Colleagues, On Thursday 22 February, between 18:00 and 20:00 (UTC), the RIPE NCC will carry out maintenance work on our core network infrastructure. RIPE NCC services will be temporarily unavailable during this period. We apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause. This work is due to the rescheduling of previously cancelled work related to BGP load balancing issues between our NikHef and Telecity peering points. If you have any questions about this, please send an e-mail to: <ops(a)ripe.net>. Regards -- Mark Guz Senior Engineer RIPE NCC Singel 258 Amsterdam 1016 AB Tel: +31 (0) 20 535 4444 Fax: +31 (0) 20 535 4445 http://www.ripe.net

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RIPE NCC Planned Maintenance, February/March 2007
by RIPE NCC 19 Feb '07

19 Feb '07

[Apologies for duplicate e-mails] Dear Colleagues, The RIPE NCC will perform maintenance work that will affect a number of servers. The maintenance work will take place on: Tuesday, 20 February 2007 between 18:00 and 20:00 UTC Thursday, 22 February 2007 between 18:00 and 20:00 UTC Tuesday, 27 February 2007 between 18:00 and 20:00 UTC During this maintenance, individual servers may experience short outages. We apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause. If you have any questions about this, please send an e-mail to ops(a)ripe.net. Regards, James -- James Aldridge, Senior Systems & Network Engineer, RIPE NCC

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Announcement DNS for LIRs Training Courses
by RIPE NCC Training Services 12 Feb '07

12 Feb '07

Dear Colleagues, The RIPE NCC Training Services Department invites you to register for one of our upcoming DNS for LIRs Training Courses: Date: Friday 30 March 2007 Time: 09:00-17:00 Location: Lisbon, Portugal And Date: Friday 20 April 2007 Time: 09:00-17:00 Location: Frankfurt, Germany Hosted by: DE.CIX: http://www.decix.de/ And Date: Friday 27 April 2007 Time: 09:00-17:00 Location: Budapest, Hungary And Date: Friday 18 May 2007 Time: 09:00-17:00 Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands And Date: Friday 8 June 2007 Time: 09:00-17:00 Location: London, United Kingdom And Date: Thursday 21 June 2007 Time: 09:00-17:00 Location: Tehran, Iran The main objective of the DNS for LIRs Training Course is to provide LIRs with information about the different DNS related services the RIPE NCC has available for them. It covers reverse DNS procedures and checks, as well as giving information about DNS Monitoring (DNSMON), K-Root and anycasting. The course also covers DNSSEC and the specific procedures set up by the RIPE NCC to secure the in-addr.arpa zones. Please note that the DNS for LIRs course focuses on DNS services and procedures related to being an LIR. The course does: - NOT teach the basics of DNS - NOT describe how to receive Internet resources from the RIPE NCC - NOT describe fully how to operate a Local Internet Registry (LIR) The course is intended for technical staff of LIRs. It is assumed that all attendees are familiar with common DNS terminology and have a practical knowledge of operating DNS servers. The course is free of charge. We provide lunch and printed training materials. We do not cover any of your travel expenses or accommodation. We give all of our training courses in English. You can find more information about the course at: http://www.ripe.net/training/dns REGISTRATION: ============ To register for this course, please use the LIR Portal or complete the registration via our website on: http://www.ripe.net/cgi-bin/trainingform.pl.cgi If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us at <training(a)ripe.net>. Kind regards, Rumy Kanis Training Services Manager RIPE NCC

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Announcement Routing Registry Training Courses
by RIPE NCC Training Services 12 Feb '07

12 Feb '07

Dear Colleagues The RIPE NCC Training Services Department invites you to register for one of our upcoming Routing Registry Training Courses: Date: Thursday 5 April 2007 Time: 09:00 - 17:00 Location: Manama, Bahrain Hosted by: 2Connect:http://www.2connectbahrain.com/ AND Date: Thursday 26 April 2007 Time: 09:00 - 17:00 Location: Budapest, Hungary AND Date: Friday 4 May 2007 Time: 09:00 - 17:00 Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands AND Date: Friday 25 May 2007 Time: 09:00 - 17:00 Location: Moscow, Russian Federation AND Date: Thursday 7 June 2007 Time: 09:00 - 17:00 Location: London, United Kingdom ND Date: Friday 29 June 2007 Time: 09:00 - 17:00 Location: Rome, Italy The main objective of the "Routing Registry Training Course" is to familiarise the LIRs with the features of the Routing Registry, while introducing the relevant tools and services of the RIPE NCC. The course also offers practical exercises. OVERVIEW OF TOPICS COVERED IN THE COURSE: - Routing Registry as a part of the RIPE Whois Database and the Internet Routing Registry (IRR) - Specifying routing policies using (RPSL) Routing Policy Specification Language and the RtConfig tool - IRRToolSet - Routing Information Service (RIS) - Routing Registry Consistency Check Project Please note that this is an advanced course. It will: - NOT teach the basics of routing - NOT teach the basics of RIPE Database operations - NOT describe how to receive Internet resources from the RIPE NCC - NOT describe how to operate a Local Internet Registry (LIR) The target audience of the course are technical staff of LIRs: e.g. network operators, engineers etc. This course is not intended for administrative or management staff (e.g. Hostmasters) . It is assumed that all attendees will be familiar with Border Gateway Protocol routing and with the RIPE Database (i.e. creating/modifying objects). This course is based on interactive exercises in a local network set-up. Please bring your laptops equipped with the following: - A working Ethernet card, - Three meters of Ethernet cable, - A secure connection client, - A web browser. Please be prepared to share your laptop (or at least allow another attendee to "look over your shoulder") if necessary. The course is free of charge. We provide lunch and printed training materials. We do not cover any of your travel expenses or accommodation. We give all of our training courses in English. You can find more information about the course at: http://www.ripe.net/training/rr/ How to register: --------------------- You can register up to two people from your LIR for each course. (If there are places left nearer the time of the course, you can register more people). To register for this course, you can either use the LIR Portal at: https://lirportal.ripe.net/lirportal/training/course-list.html Or the online registration form on our website: http://www.ripe.net/cgi-bin/trainingform.pl.cgi If you have any questions, send an e-mail to <training(a)ripe.net>. Kind regards, Rumy Kanis Training Services Manager RIPE NCC

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Announcement RIPE NCC LIR Training Courses
by RIPE NCC Training Services 12 Feb '07

12 Feb '07

Dear Colleagues The RIPE NCC Training Services Department invites you to register for one of our upcoming LIR Training Courses: Date: Friday 13 April 2007 Time: 09:00 - 17:00 Location: Dublin, Ireland AND: Date: Friday 20 April 2007 Time: 09:00 - 17:00 Location: Warsaw, Poland AND: Date: Thursday 24 May 2007 Time: 09:00 - 17:00 Location: Moscow, Russian Federation AND: Date: Friday 25 May 2007 Time: 09:00 - 17:00 Location: Hamburg, Germany AND: Date: Friday 1 June 2007 Time: 09:00 - 17:00 Location: Paris, France AND: Date: Wednesday 6 June 2007 Time: 09:00 - 17:00 Location: London, United Kingdom AND: Date: Friday 8 June 2007 Time: 09:00 - 17:00 Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands AND: Date: Friday 15 June 2007 Time: 09:00 - 17:00 Location: Riga, Latvia AND: Date: Wednesday 20 June 2007 Time: 09:00 - 17:00 Location: Tehran, Iran AND: Date: Friday 22 June 2007 Time: 09:00 - 17:00 Location: Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro AND: Date: Friday 29 June 2007 Time: 09:00 - 17:00 Location: Stockholm, Sweden The LIR Training Course explains the role of a Local Internet Registry (LIR) in the distribution of IP resources and development of policies. We also introduce attendees to the newest policies and procedures, explain terminology, and show how to efficiently communicate with us. The course is free of charge. We provide lunch and printed training materials. We do not cover any of your travel expenses or accommodation. We give all of our training courses in English. You can find more information about the course at: http://www.ripe.net/training/lir/ How to register: --------------------- The target audience of the LIR Training Course is employees of new LIRs, and new staff from established LIRs, who will deal with us as part of their regular work. You can register up to two people from your LIR for each course. (If there are places left nearer the time of the course, you can register more people). As we give out confidential information to attendees about their own LIR, only 'LIR contact persons' can register themselves for a course. LIR contact persons can also register other colleagues. To register for this course, you can either use the LIR Portal at: https://lirportal.ripe.net/lirportal/training/course-list.html Or the online registration form on our website: http://www.ripe.net/cgi-bin/trainingform.pl.cgi If you have any questions, send an e-mail to <training(a)ripe.net>. Kind regards, Rumy Kanis Training Services Manager RIPE NCC

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Transfer of ERX resources from RIPE NCC to AfriNIC
by Andrei Robachevsky 12 Feb '07

12 Feb '07

[Apologies for duplicate e-mails] Dear colleagues, On Wednesday 14 February 2007, the RIPE NCC will transfer management of several Early Registration PI address blocks and Autonomous System Numbers to AfriNIC. A list of the resources being transferred is available at: http://www.ripe.net/projects/erx/transferred.html You can find more information about AfriNIC at: http://www.afrinic.net For more information on the ERX project, see: http://www.ripe.net/projects/erx/index.html Regards, Andrei Robachevsky, Chief Technical Officer RIPE NCC

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Recent delays in e-mail responses from the RIPE NCC
by Jos Boumans 09 Feb '07

09 Feb '07

[Apologies for duplicate e-mails] Dear Colleagues, Over the past 24 hours, some users have been experiencing delays in receiving responses from RIPE NCC mail robots, including <auto-dbm(a)ripe.net> and <hostmaster(a)ripe.net>. The delays were caused by a large number of inetnum registrations that were submitted over a short period of time and slowed our mail system. The situation has been resolved and all the requests submitted have now been processed. RIPE NCC staff are investigating means of preventing such incidents from affecting our mail systems in the future. We apologise for any inconvenience. Regards, Jos Boumans, RIPE NCC

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Update on LIR Portal Outage
by Trudy Prins 08 Feb '07

08 Feb '07

[Apologies for duplicate e-mails] Dear Colleagues, Between 06:15 - 09:15 (UTC) on Thursday, 8 February 2007, it was not possible for users to log in to the LIR Portal (http://lirportal.ripe.net) This problem has now been resolved, and the LIR Portal is working as normal. We apologise for any inconvenience that today's outage may have caused. Regards, Trudy Prins Interim Manager Business Applications Department RIPE NCC

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Tonight's RIPE NCC Maintenance Rescheduled for 13 February
by Mark Guz 06 Feb '07

06 Feb '07

[Apologies for duplicate e-mails] Dear Colleagues, We have cancelled plans to carry out maintenance work on our core network infrastructure this evening. This means that RIPE NCC services will be available as usual. We will carry out this maintenance work on Tuesday, 13 February between 21:00 and 23:00 (UTC). During this time, many of our services will be unavailable. We apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause. If you have any questions about this, please send an e-mail to <ops(a)ripe.net>. Regards, Mark Guz Senior Engineer RIPE NCC Singel 258 Amsterdam 1016 AB Tel: +31 (0) 20 535 4444 Fax: +31 (0) 20 535 4445

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RIPE NCC Announces New Membership Discussion List
by Paul Rendek 30 Jan '07

30 Jan '07

[Apologies for duplicate e-mails] Dear Colleagues, In response to requests from the membership, the RIPE NCC has created a members-only opt-in list where RIPE NCC members can discuss membership related issues. The new RIPE NCC Membership Discussion List (members-discuss(a)ripe.net) provides a useful, publicly archived way for members to discuss important membership issues. The RIPE NCC Membership Discussion List is one of several mailing lists for RIPE NCC members. For more information about these lists, including a description of the topics they cover and subscription details, go to: http://www.ripe.net/membership/lists.html RIPE NCC members can subscribe to this list through the RIPE NCC LIR Portal. Please note that an LIR login will be required. More information about setting up an LIR Portal account is available at: https://lirportal.ripe.net/lirportal/getting_started.html Regards, Paul Rendek Head of Communications RIPE NCC

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by Mark Guz 30 Jan '07

30 Jan '07

[Apologies for duplicate e-mails] Dear Colleagues, On Tuesday 6 February, between 21:00 and 23:00 (UTC), the RIPE NCC will carry out planned maintenance work on our core network infrastructure. RIPE NCC services will be temporarily unavailable during this period. We apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause. This work is due to BGP load balancing issues between our NikHef and Telecity peering points. If you have any questions about this, please send an e-mail to: <ops(a)ripe.net>. Regards -- Mark Guz Senior Engineer RIPE NCC Singel 258 Amsterdam 1016 AB Tel: +31 (0) 20 535 4444 Fax: +31 (0) 20 535 4445 http://www.ripe.net

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LIR Portal Outage: 23 January 2007
by Mark Guz 23 Jan '07

23 Jan '07

[Apologies for duplicate e-mails] Dear Colleagues, On Tuesday, 23 January, between 21:00 and 22:00 (UTC), the RIPE NCC will carry out urgent maintenance work that will cause outages to the RIPE NCC LIR Portal. We recommend that you avoid using the RIPE NCC LIR Portal until this maintenance work has been completed. We apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause. If you have any questions about this, please send an e-mail to: <ops(a)ripe.net>. Regards -- Mark Guz Senior Engineer RIPE NCC Singel 258 Amsterdam 1016 AB Tel: +31 (0) 20 535 4444 Fax: +31 (0) 20 535 4445 http://www.ripe.net

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RIPE 54: Registration Now Open
by RIPE NCC meeting coordinator 23 Jan '07

23 Jan '07

[Apologies for duplicate e-mails] Dear Colleagues, Registration for the RIPE 54 Meeting is now open. RIPE 54 will take place 7 - 11 May 2007 at the Sokos Hotel Viru, in Tallinn, Estonia. REGISTRATION ============== To register for RIPE 54, please see: https://lirportal.ripe.net/lirportal/meeting/register/40 WEEK TICKETS ============== It costs EUR 400 to attend the RIPE Meeting for the full week. You will receive an 'early bird' discount of EUR 50 if your payment is received before 4 May, 2007. You can pay the meeting fee by bank transfer or using our secure online credit card payment system. Click on the link above for details. DAY TICKETS ============= Day tickets are also available. Day tickets are valid for one day only and cost EUR 125. You can register and pay for a day ticket using the link above or at the Registration Desk during the meeting itself. MEETING PLAN ============== The RIPE 54 meeting plan will be published shortly. Suggestions and proposals for presentations are welcome. They can be sent to: <meeting(a)ripe.net> or to the relevant RIPE Working Group mailing lists: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/maillists/index.html HOTEL ACCOMMODATION ======================== RIPE 54 attendees who want to stay at the Sokos Hotel Viru can take advantage of a reduced room rate. More information and the online hotel booking form is available at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-54/venue.html TRAVEL VISA FOR ESTONIA =================================== If you require a visa to enter Estonia, please request one from your local Estonian consulate as soon as possible. Once you have completed the meeting registration, you will be able to request an invitation letter from us by following the instructions in the registration confirmation e-mail. FURTHER INFORMATION ======================= For more information about RIPE 54, please see: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-54/index.html If you have any further questions, please contact: <meeting(a)ripe.net>. Regards, Camilla Meidell Conference Coordinator RIPE NCC

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RIPE NCC closed on 1 January 2007
by Saskia van Gorp 29 Dec '06

29 Dec '06

Dear Colleagues, Our offices are closed on Monday, 1 January 2007. We reopen on Tuesday, 2 January 2007. The offices close on all Dutch public holidays listed at: http://www.ripe.net/info/ncc/public-holidays.html. Regards, Saskia van Gorp Front Office Manager RIPE NCC

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32-bit AS Number Requests
by Dominic Spratley - Registration Services Manager 28 Dec '06

28 Dec '06

[Apologies for duplicate e-mails] Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce that from 1 January 2007 we will accept requests for 4-byte (32-bit) AS Numbers. The request form and supporting notes are available in the RIPE Document Store at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/asnrequestform.html http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/asnsupport.html Assignments will come from the following range: 3.0 - 3.1023 ASN32 objects will appear in the RIPE Database from 1 January 2007. Their format is different from the current 16-bit ASNs. The new format is described in these documents: http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-michaelson-4byte-as-representatio… http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-uijterwaal-rpsl-4byteas-ext-01.txt The introduction of 32-bit AS Numbers may have an effect on tools that query the RIPE Database or those based on RPSL. Kind Regards, Dominic Spratley Registration Services Manager RIPE NCC

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New PGP key
by Dominic Spratley - Registration Services Manager 27 Dec '06

27 Dec '06

[Apologies for duplicate e-mails] Dear Colleagues, We are approaching the new year and so we will start to use a new PGP key for signing e-mail sent from our ticketing system. On Tuesday 2nd January 2007 we will start using our 2007 key to sign e-mail. The new key has been signed by the old key as described in the key-management policy on our web site: https://www.ripe.net/rs/pgp/index.html The old key remains valid until 28th February 2007. If you have any questions, please contact <lir-help(a)ripe.net>. Kind Regards, Dominic Spratley Registration Services Manager RIPE NCC

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