On 8 Oct 2007, at 15:32, Jim Reid wrote:
On Oct 8, 2007, at 15:02, Niall O'Reilly wrote:
But when DNSMON is part of a monopoly RIR and (partly?) funded from that monopoly's membership fees....
Is that so?
Well it certainly smells that way to anyone that's outside the RIPE goldfish bowl.
I see a communication issue there, not a reason to avoid offering (or extending) a service.
I was given to understand that the costs of the Test Traffic service (of which DNSMON is an optional part) were borne by the subscribers to that service, and not subsidised by membership fees.
<Board Hat On>I don't know. But I can find out.<Board Hat Off>
That's one approach. Maybe someone who knows will take the hint, and save you the trouble. Point taken about attribution of overhead costs. With appropriate clarity of accounting and communication, this should not be a reason to avoid [... as above ...] either. /Niall