Re: New Document available: RIPE-167

["Dmitri Bourkov" <]

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From: Albertas Ramanauskas albertas@localhost
To: RIPE NCC Document Annoucement Service ncc@localhost ripe-list@localhost
Date: 3 октября 1997 г. 11:18
Subject: Re: New Document available: RIPE-167


>
>Dear authors,
>
>before starting the live discussion about this document I would appreciate
>to get explanation regarding geografical region which be covered by this
>document (and by Registry repectively). In particular:
>
>1.
>> Title: A Regional Internet Registry for the CIS
>                                              ***
>2.
>> Short content description
>> -------------------------
>>
>>          This  memorandum  is  intended  to  focus discussion
>>          about  the  establishment  of  a  Regional  Internet
>>          Registry  serving  the  CIS  and  surrounding areas.
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>3.
>excerpt from RIPE-167:
>  Background
>
>                Since the start of the RIPE NCC as a regional Inter-
>                net  registry  in  April  1991  Russia and the other
>                countries of the CIS (former USSR) have been  served

I think, that you shouldn't worry - CIS don't include Baltic states.
I agree with you - it's not the same and should be corrected - as "(part of former USSR)" or simply excluded.

> ****************
>                by the RIPE NCC.
>
>To my knowledge these 3 statements are totaly not the same. Even more, CIS
>never had meaning adequate to USSR.
>
>Thanks and best regards,
>
>//Albertas
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>Albertas Ramanauskas ph.  +370 2 72 12 89
>Manager, Taide NOC fax. +370 2 72 76 52
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>
>P.S.
>Excerpt from RIPE-167:
>                If  has been suggested more than once that the coun-
>                tries of the CIS in fact form a separate region from
>                Europe that needed special regional support.
>
>IMHO this doesn't sound very gentle.
>
>

Regards,
Dmitri Bourkov
Head of Service Development
Comstar