[address-policy-wg] Re: [ncc-services-wg] Request Forms: updated and available on LIR Portal

> > This indeed an interesting point of view. It has been the practice for as
> > long as I can remember for the RIPE NCC to ask for documnetation for the
> > need for IP addresses.
> >
> > Is there strong support in the community to remove this cirteria ?
>
> Don't get me wrong. I'm talking about a special case here, respectively
> about detailed information as in "equipment specs, model number...ect."
> as well as stuff like "network plans".

I think the criteria to reveal your network plan has been there since RIPE
185  and even before that.

Its even a requirement in RIPE 185 (from 1998)

		"Docu-
                mentation needs to include the precise nature of the
                restriction, the make, model and version of the
                hardware or software causing the restriction, and
                its precise location in the network. "

But note that this is qouted _out of context_
this requirement was prenset to get addressess for CLASSFULL addressing
(!)

I wonder if somebody can point me to when documenting the
make, model and version became a generic requirement to get address space
became part of the policy.

(Yes I know I have said in (private) conversations that IF this
information is a requirement is part of the policy THEN it should be part
of the form.)

Hans Petter