[ncc-services-wg] GeekTools Whois Proxy and RIPE/RIPE-NCC

Hi All

I like to have an explanation too. As I also work for SwissIX (a non for profit Exchange in Switzerland) and we have tried to get a DB mirror to build filters against.

Regards

  Matthias

On 02/01/13 10:21, Sander Steffann wrote:
> Hi Job,
> 
> I looked a bit further and you are right. The activity plan as documented in http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/ripe-558 is *not* the same as the one that the members voted on which was announced
> (http://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ncc-announce/2012-September/000612.html) and published
> at http://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/september-2012/documents/draft-ripe-ncc-activity-plan-and-budget-2013. Appendix 1, which lists the proxy service as member-only, has been inserted *after*
> the members voted on it.
> 
> This is so very wrong and totally unacceptable. Now I really demand an explanation from the board!
> 
> Met vriendelijke groet,
> Sander Steffann
> 
> Op 2 jan. 2013 om 00:28 heeft Job Snijders <job.snijders at atrato-ip.com <mailto:job.snijders at atrato-ip.com>> het volgende geschreven:
> 
>> Hi,
>>
>> On Jan 2, 2013, at 12:18 AM, Sander Steffann <sander at steffann.nl <mailto:sander at steffann.nl>> wrote:
>>
>>> IMHO the proxy service should have never been included in the member-only-services list, and I suspect that many members didn't realize the impact of approving this change in the activity plane.
>> `
>> I don't recall approving this change. In the draft [1] published in August 2012 also no mention of making the Proxy Service "members only".
>>
>> Kind regards,
>>
>> Job
>>
>> [1] http://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/september-2012/documents/draft-ripe-ncc-activity-plan-and-budget-2013


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