A proposal about hostcount and DNS

        What we might want to think about is *if* it is useful to come
        up with some recommendations (RIPE-Document? BCP?) as to the
        *access* to that ionformation from the sites in the network
        which perform the tree walk. E.g. things like refusing zone
        transfers, address filters, and the like.
  I don't think it's up to RIPE or any other outsider to
  make any recommendations for a company's or institute's
  policy regarding access to its nameservers (other than
  the normal access needed to make the service work for
  purpose it's meant for).
Good point, Piet!      

        When and if there is a need for such activities, I'd propose to
        leave that to commercial entities.
  In that case it is extremely likely that the number of
  sites that close their nameservers for zone transfers
  will grow immensely.
Probably.
But then it might be deemed useful to still allow access to the "RIPE
Approved" sites doing the walk, and when there is a published document
which describes the AUP for the data obtained?

  Wilfried.