Folks, as the people attending the last RIPE meeting in Paris may remember, I volunteered to chair the network maps group and to kick off once more the discussion on this topic. A list has been created at the RIPE NCC for this purpose: maps-wg@ripe.net The list will be used essentially to discuss and find out what we think about the following: * are maps useful or not. * is it worth producing them or not. * should maps be produced centrally (NCC) or in a distributed fashion (various regional networks should provide them) * should/could maps be produced from the RIPE database or not. * what amount of manpower we estimate necessary to produce and maintain network maps (both centrally and distributed). * any other issue related to the production of maps I have forgot and you would like to suggest. (not necessarily in this order ;-)) If you feel interested in discussing these topics please send a mail to: maps-wg.request@ripe.net to be added to the list. The idea is to go to the January meeting with a preliminary draft document answering these questions, finalize it in a parallel session, and eventually present the outcome to the RIPE assembly. Best Regards d.