[ncc-services-wg] querying national infrastructure

Hi Jim,

Jim Reid wrote:
> [...] Some clarity is needed here so that everyone knows 
> what the operating conditions are: ie a statement which makes it clear 
> that there are no grounds for these sorts of complaints.

I guess such constrains could very well go into the DNSMON policy 
(RIPE-342). I further believe it is defacto handled already this way for 
the monitored TLDs.

> Er, it was me who was recommending that any monitoring would only be 
> done at the request of the Administration concerned. For some vague 
> definition of "Administration" which could include the Tier1 registry.

I would only see the Tier 1 registry as the requesting entity as it is 
supposed to act with the consent of the "Administration" anyways.

Best,

	Carsten