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Virus Warning from the RIPE NCC
by Gerard Leurs 10 Aug '04

10 Aug '04

Dear Colleagues. We are sorry for duplicate emails. On Monday 9 August 2004, a virus (bagle) was mailed to several mailing lists operated by the RIPE NCC. Unfortunately, the virus passed through the filters of several of these lists. At the moment of writing we know this happened for the db-wg, eof-wg, routing-wg. And the wg-chairs. Please do not open any suspicious .zip files. Please make sure you delete any such mails. The RIPE NCC is working to resolve the issue. We apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused. Regards, Gerard Leurs, Operations department, RIPE NCC.

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RIPE 49: Registration Now Open
by RIPE NCC meeting coordinator 27 Jul '04

27 Jul '04

<Apologies for duplicates> Dear Colleagues, Registration for RIPE 49 is now open. RIPE 49 will be held from 20 - 24 September at the Renaissance Hotel in Manchester, England. REGISTRATION To register for RIPE 49 please see: https://lirportal.ripe.net/lirportal/meeting/registration/meeting.html MEETING FEE The registration fee for this meeting is EUR 400. However, if payment is received before 17 September at 12:00 you will receive a pre-payment discount of EUR 50. Prepayment of the meeting fee is possible by bank transfer or online payment by credit card. All online credit card payments are secured. AGENDA For more information about the agenda for RIPE 49 please see: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-49/meeting-plan.html TRAVEL VISA FOR THE UK Participants requiring a visa to enter the United Kingdom are advised to begin the required procedures as soon as possible. We are pleased to provide letters of invitation to those attendees requiring them. Instructions for how to request an invitation letter can be found at: http://kiwi.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-49/visa.html RIPE 49 INFORMATION For further information on RIPE 49 please see: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-49/index.html Should you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at: <meeting(a)ripe.net>. Regards Camilla Meidell Conference Coordinator RIPE NCC

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Call for Presentations EOF @ RIPE-49 Manchester 20/21 September
by Daniel Karrenberg 23 Jul '04

23 Jul '04

Dear colleagues, The next meeting of the European operators Forum (EOF) will take place on the 20th and 21st of September in Manchester/UK preceding RIPE-49. This is a call for presentations. As usual we are particularly looking for experience reports by Internet operators. General information about the EOF, the previous EOF meeting programme as well as detailed information for presenters can be found at http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-48/eof.html . Information about RIPE-49 will shortly be available at http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/index.html . Abstracts should be submitted to eof-coord(a)ripe.net not later than August 25th 2004. Please direct any queries to meeting(a)ripe.net. For the EOF coordination group Daniel Karrenberg --------------- The EOF The European Operators Forum (EOF) exists for the exchange of Internet operations experience. It has evolved from the "information exchange" part of the early RIPE meetings to provide an open forum outside of the work programme of the working groups and the RIPE plenary. The EOF aims to attract presentations relevant to network operators, practical "hands-on" reports, outlines of future developments and small tutorials. Product marketing presentations are not appropriate, user experience reports are. The EOF programme is assembled by an informal coordination group that is always looking for new people who are able to help by attracting interesting presentations and supporting presenters.

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Updated RIR Comparative Policy Overview document available
by leo vegoda 20 Jul '04

20 Jul '04

Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce that an updated version of the "RIR Comparative Policy Overview" is now available and can be found at: http://www.ripe.net/ripencc/mem-services/registration/rir-comp-matrix- rev.html This version, 2004-07, is numbered using the year and month of publication. It replaces version 2.1, which was published on 7 August 2003. Regards, -- leo vegoda Registration Services Manager RIPE NCC

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Registration Deadline - RIPE NCC Regional Meeting, Nairobi 28 - 30 July 2004
by Membership Liaison Officer 12 Jul '04

12 Jul '04

[Apologies for duplicate mails] Dear Colleagues, This is a final reminder that the RIPE NCC Regional Meeting in Nairobi will be held 28 - 30 July 2004 at the Norfolk Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya. Attendance to the RIPE NCC Regional Meeting is free of charge. However, attendees are responsible for covering their own travel and accommodation costs. REGISTRATION Please note that registration for the Regional Meeting closes on 19 July 2004. To register, please see: http://www.ripe.net/cgi-bin/nairobi-reg AGENDA The agenda has recently been updated with more information about speakers and presentations. For the full agenda, please see: http://www.ripe.net/ripencc/regional-meetings/nairobi-2004/agenda.html TRAINING As a part of the Regional Meeting the RIPE NCC will hold a Routing Registry and DNSSec seminar in the afternoon of Thursday, 29 July 2004. In addition, RIPE NCC will be holding an LIR Training Course on Friday 30 July 2004. You can register for the LIR Training Course at: http://www.ripe.net/cgi-bin/trainingform.pl.cgi Information about the contents of the course can be found at: http://www.ripe.net/training/ If you have any questions about the Training Course, please contact us at: <training(a)ripe.net>. MORE INFORMATION More information about the RIPE NCC Regional Meeting, Nairobi is available from: http://www.ripe.net/ripencc/regional-meetings/nairobi-2004/index.html Any further questions can be sent directly to: <contact(a)ripe.net>. Regards, Nathalie Dougall Membership Liaison Officer RIPE NCC

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Reminder - RIPE NCC Regional Meeting, Nairobi, Kenya 28-30 July 2004
by Membership Liaison Officer 30 Jun '04

30 Jun '04

[Apologies for duplicate emails] Dear Colleague, We would like to remind you that the RIPE NCC Regional Meeting in Nairobi will be held 28 - 30 July 2004 at the Norfolk Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya. Attendance to the RIPE NCC Regional Meeting is open and free of charge. However, attendees are responsible to cover their own travel and accommodation costs. Conference attendees will include RIPE NCC members, industry partners, government representatives and regulators with particular interest in wide area IP networking. If your organisation wishes to provide a presentation or suggest a relevant topic, or if you have any questions, please send an email to: <contact(a)ripe.net> REGISTRATION To register, please see: http://www.ripe.net/cgi-bin/nairobi-reg Please note that registration closes on 19 July 2004. AGENDA The Regional Meeting draft agenda has been updated and can be found at: http://www.ripe.net/ripencc/regional-meetings/nairobi-2004/agenda.html Agenda points and discussion topics include: * AfriNIC - The emerging RIR; * Peering and Exchange Points; * Are we running out of IPv4 address space?; * An update on IPv6; * The industry self-regulatory open structures and processes used by the RIPE NCC and the global Internet community; * How to participate in and influence IP address management policy-making; * Domain Name management on the Internet; * Root Server Operations. MORE INFORMATION More information about the RIPE NCC Regional Meeting, Nairobi is available from: http://www.ripe.net/ripencc/regional-meetings/nairobi-2004/index.html I trust you will find the discussions and tutorials on Internet Resource allocation and management relevant to your work. Regards, Nathalie Dougall Membership Liaison Officer RIPE NCC http://www.ripe.net

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ASO AC - Call for Nominations 2004 - RIPE NCC Service Region
by Paul Rendek 22 Jun '04

22 Jun '04

Call for Nominations: RIPE Representative to the ASO Address Council ___________________________________________________________ This is a call for nominations of individuals from the RIPE NCC service region to serve on the ASO Address Council. On 31 December 2004, one RIPE Address Council seat will become vacant and will be filled for the next three years by an individual nominated through this open call. The selection process will involve an open election to be held during the RIPE 49 Meeting in Manchester, UK, being held from 20 - 24 September 2004. * Deadline for nominations: Tuesday, 24 August 2004 * Election scheduled for: Thursday, 23 September 2004 For full details on the Address Council position and how to submit a nomination, please refer to: http://www.ripe.net/ripencc/about/regional/aso2004/ and http://www.ripe.net/ripe/wg/lir/adress_council-election.html The Number Resource Organization (NRO) and ICANN have signed a letter of intent to form a new ASO MoU, which is expected to finalised sometime in the next few months. Should this contract be signed prior to the selection for the Address Council seat, the process will be replaced by the new structure outlined in the NRO MoU. Best regards, Paul Rendek Head of Member Services and Communications RIPE NCC

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RIPE NCC Regional Meeting, Nairobi 28-30 July 2004
by Membership Liaison Officer 07 Jun '04

07 Jun '04

Dear Colleagues, The RIPE NCC is pleased to announce the RIPE NCC Regional Meeting in Nairobi, to be held 28-30 July 2004. Details of the venue will follow shortly. Attendance to the RIPE NCC Regional Meeting is open and free of charge. However, attendees are responsible for covering their own travel and accommodation costs. Registration for the Regional Meeting is open. To register, please see: http://www.ripe.net/cgi-bin/nairobi-reg The RIPE NCC Regional Meeting will focus on Internet resource allocation and Internet management issues including: - The industry self-regulatory open structures and processes used by the RIPE NCC and the global Internet community; - How to participate in and influence IP address management policy-making; - AfriNIC - The emerging RIR; - Peering and Exchange Points; - Are we running out of IPv4 address space?; - An update on IPv6; - Domain Name management on the Internet; - Root Server Operations. The Regional Meeting draft agenda can be found at: http://www.ripe.net/ripencc/regional-meetings/nairobi-2004/agenda.html RIPE and the RIPE NCC will explain their roles in the administration of the Internet infrastructure as well as specific aspects in managing and operating the Internet infrastructure. The discussions will be directly related to the particular needs and concerns surrounding these issues in the region. The current draft meeting agenda reflects our intentions. However, it requires active participation from the local community to discuss specific issues of the region. If your organisation wishes to provide a presentation or suggest a relevant topic, please send your proposal by e-mail to: <contact(a)ripe.net> The RIPE NCC is one of four Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) that provide Internet resource allocation, registration services and co-ordination activities that support the operation of the Internet globally. The RIPE NCC is an independent, not-for-profit membership organisation that provides services to members in its service region currently covering Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia and African countries located north of the equator. Further information about the RIPE NCC and RIPE can be found at: http://www.ripe.net More information about the RIPE NCC Regional Meeting, Nairobi is available from: http://www.ripe.net/ripencc/regional-meetings/nairobi-2004/ Any further questions can be sent directly to: <contact(a)ripe.net>. Regards, Nathalie Dougall Membership Liaison Officer RIPE NCC

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Registration Deadline - RIPE NCC Regional Meeting, Moscow 16-18 June 2004
by Membership Liaison Officer 07 Jun '04

07 Jun '04

[Apologies for duplicate mails] Dear Colleagues, This is a final reminder that the RIPE NCC Regional Meeting in Moscow will be held 16-18 June 2004 at the Hotel Metropol, Moscow, Russia. Attendance to the RIPE NCC Regional Meeting is free of charge. However, attendees are responsible for covering their own travel and accommodation costs. REGISTRATION Please note that registration for the Regional Meeting closes on 9 June 2004. To register, please see: http://www.ripe.net/cgi-bin/moscow-reg AGENDA The agenda has been recently updated with more information about speakers and presentations. For the full agenda, please see: http://www.ripe.net/ripencc/regional-meetings/moscow-2004/agenda.html MORE INFORMATION More information about the RIPE NCC Regional Meeting, Moscow is available from: http://www.ripe.net/ripencc/regional-meetings/moscow-2004/ Any further questions can be sent directly to: <contact(a)ripe.net>. Regards, Nathalie Dougall Membership Liaison Officer RIPE NCC

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RIPE 48 Meeting Report
by Nick Hyrka 27 May '04

27 May '04

[Apologies for any duplicate mailings.] RIPE 48 Meeting Report Dear Colleagues, The RIPE 48 Meeting was held from 3 - 7 May 2004 at the Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. There were a total of 267 attendees comprised of the RIPE NCC membership, the RIPE community and government representatives. Attendees also included representatives from APNIC, ARIN, AfriNIC, LACNIC and ICANN. HIGHLIGHTS Highlights of RIPE 48 included an update on the Number Resource Organization from Axel Pawlik, Managing Director, RIPE NCC; an open discussion on the proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Number Resource Organization and ICANN; the community consensus to create an ENUM Working Group. J. Scott Marcus, Transatlantic Fellow, The German Marshall Fund of the United States, gave a presentation on the deployment challenges involved with evolving the core of the Internet. This presentation can be viewed at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-48/presentations/ripe48-plenary-marc… The European Operators Forum (EOF) featured presentations on lawful interception of IP traffic, managing a DoS attack, stable BGP routing, strategies for IP traffic engineering, analysing the Internet Routing Registries, IP Address Space and AS Number hijacking and applications of Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD). EOF presentations can be viewed at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-48/presentations/index.html#eof The RIPE NCC, FLAG Telecom, Amsterdam Internet Exchange and Interoute are thanked for the support they provided to the meeting. Global Voice Networks are thanked for the provision of the meeting Internet connectivity. SUMMARY ADDRESS POLICY WORKING GROUP - It was agreed that the issue of worldwide "shopping" for address space needs to be carefully considered before adopting different IPv4 additional allocation procedures (i.e. HD Ratio) in each region. - There were calls for the clarification and review of the initial allocation criteria for IPv6 allocations. The RIPE NCC will propose a rewrite of the IPv6 policy after the issue has been discussed in more detail on the mailing list. Address Policy Working Group presentations can be viewed at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-48/presentations/index.html#ap DATABASE WORKING GROUP - It was agreed that the 'country:' attribute should be either removed or be optional. - It was decided that the default behaviour of the RIPE Database will be changed to return the Incident Response Team (IRT) object if available, in order to make it easier for users to find relevant security contact information. Database Working Group presentations can be viewed at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-48/presentations/index.html#db TEST TRAFFIC MEASUREMENT (TTM) WORKING GROUP - Three presentations were given by Test Box users that offered useful tutorial information for all Test Box owners. - The Working Group Chair encouraged the RIPE NCC to investigate moving measurements into the O/S kernel and/or to hardware. - It was noted that the RIPE NCC has lowered the annual TTM service fee to 1000 euro/year for the first box, 500 euro/year for the second to ninth boxes and that a large company has offered to sponsor hardware for non-profit, research institutes. Test Traffic Working Group presentations can be viewed at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-48/presentations/index.html#tt ANTI-SPAM WORKING GROUP - The community was asked to look at the Anti-Spam Working Group charter and to suggest how it should be changed. - Fearghas McKay reported on the sender-pays stream and specifically on the 'camram' proposal which uses a well-documented system for generating cryptographic signatures ('hashcash'). - There was a proposal to establish a top level domain 'mail.' to be used as a type of DNS white-listing service. IPv6 WORKING GROUP - It was agreed that the Working Group Chair will seek consensus from the Working Group on whether the Minimum Technical IPv6 Peering Requirements (MIPP) document should become a RIPE document. - The community was asked to provide feedback on larger than default IPv6 allocations. - Pim van Pelt asked for members of the community who would like to run public 6to4 relays. IPv6 Working Group presentations can be viewed at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-48/presentations/index.html#ipv6 EIX WORKING GROUP - Kurtis Lindqvist presented his view from the IXP Customer View workshop. - Bijal Sanghani gave a presentation on the expectation an ISP has for an IXP. - European IXPs gave an update about the latest developments, including a presentation on the shared experience of engineers when they migrated their customers from one switch to another. EIX Working Group presentations can be viewed at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-48/presentations/index.html#eix DNS WORKING GROUP - It was agreed that the RIPE NCC will review the zone checks done by the reverse delegation robot. - DNS MODA was proposed by Jim Reid as a not-for-profit body to work on DNS protocol issues. - It was noted that the expansion of IPv6 makes the streamlining of IPv6 direct and reverse DNS even more necessary. DNS Working Group presentations can be viewed at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-48/presentations/index.html#dns ROUTING WORKING GROUP - It was agreed that the RIPE NCC should publish an IRR Toolset maintenance schedule. - There was a presentation on some of the technical issues of high-speed global roaming (flying an 802.11b wireless hot-spot at around 900 km/hr at altitudes around 10km). - There was a presentation on BGPlay, a tool that visualises Internet routing activity. Routing Working Group presentations can be viewed at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-48/presentations/index.html#routing RIPE NCC SERVICES WORKING GROUP - The RIPE NCC was asked to make a more detailed presentation on PGP encryption. - It was agreed that the RIPE NCC should start implementing the key-signing proposal. RIPE NCC Services Working Group presentations can be viewed at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-48/presentations/index.html#ncc-serv… TECHNICAL SECURITY WORKING GROUP - There was a presentation on security aware resolvers and discussion on the requirements for them. - There was discussion on 'server-side' protocol bits and the feeling that they are solid and ready for deployment; it was noted that validator/application communication and key-management issues need work. Technical Security Working Group presentations can be viewed at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-48/presentations/index.html#techsec TUTORIALS The RIPE NCC Training Team presented the RIPE NCC IP Request Tutorial. It explained address space assignment and allocation procedures in the RIPE NCC region: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-48/tutorials/ip-request/index.html RIPE 48 WEBCASTING AND ARCHIVES During RIPE 48, the RIPE NCC held trials in collecting feedback from participants watching the webcast. The mediums used for this were IRC and Jabber. Archives of presentations, webcasts and IRC/Jabber feedback from RIPE 48 are available at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-48/sessions-archive.html HOSTMASTER CONSULTATION CENTRE (HCC) The RIPE NCC Hostmaster Consultation Centre was open at RIPE 48, allowing RIPE NCC Members to discuss issues relating to their business directly with RIPE NCC Hostmasters. RIPE 48 REFERENCE PAGE A complete list of RIPE 48 sessions, tutorials and presentations can be found at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-48/index.html "MEET & GREET" The RIPE NCC's "Meet & Greet" was available for first-time RIPE Meeting attendees at RIPE 48. "Meet & Greet" introduces newcomers to the meetings, to key attendees from the RIPE community and to social events throughout the week. More information can be obtained by contacting: <meet-greet(a)ripe.net>. RIPE 49 RIPE 49 will be held in Manchester, the United Kingdom, from 20 - 24 September 2004. Information on RIPE 49 will soon be made available at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-49/ NEW LOCAL INTERNET REGISTRIES (LIRs) Please note: New LIRs are entitled to two (2) free tickets to attend a RIPE Meeting. The tickets cover the meeting fee only and do not apply to the RIPE dinner, travel or hotel accommodation. More information on the new LIR tickets can be found at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/new-lir.html For more information, contact <meeting(a)ripe.net>.

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