[Community-Discuss] Regular updates on Number Resource Applications and Approvals

[Boubakar Barry]

On Mon, Nov 7, 2016 at 3:52 PM, Mark Elkins <mje at posix.co.za> wrote:

>
> When we are in the Soft-Landing part of IPv4 or better still, the last
> 25% of soft-landing - then maybe this could be an appropriate idea. The
> community can view and therefore report on any suspicious applications.
> This would probably make the whole assignment process take longer -
> which should be less of an issue then.
>

I wouldn't wait until then to monitor and act on suspicious applications.

This brings up again the need for seriously considering the proposed audit
policy. If something has escaped us, we can recall resources that were
acquired through fraudulent applications.

Boubakar


>
>
> >
> > Dewole.
> >
> >
> > On 07/11/2016 16:09, Mark Elkins wrote:
> >>
> >> On 07/11/2016 16:53, Dewole Ajao wrote:
> >>> Once a week is good. ARIN has a daily issued feed but that's a bit
> >>> different from what I'm suggesting.
> >>>
> >>> I agree the actual allocated/assigned ranges need not be disclosed; I
> do
> >>> however think that sharing the names of (applicant) organizations will
> >>> help with responsibility and possibly reduce the occurrence of phony
> >>> applications (if there have been any).
> >>
> >> Isn't that basically declaring you don't trust AFRINIC staff to do the
> >> right thing?
> >>
> >>
> >> What I tend to hear (happened twice today) is that the Hostmasters are
> >> so strict - its extremely difficult to get things done (according to the
> >> entities moaning at me).
> >>
> >> I therefore trust the Hostmasters - they are doing the right thing.
> >>
> >>
> >>> Dewole.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On 07/11/2016 15:35, Mark Elkins wrote:
> >>>> Interesting. I think though a once-a-week stats figure would be
> >>>> sufficient - perhaps with a projected end date?
> >>>> I've seen that before somewhere....
> >>>>
> >>>> AFRINIC should not give out the names of the organisations receiving
> the
> >>>> address space or the actual ranges themselves though.
> >>>>
> >>>> On 07/11/2016 16:29, Dewole Ajao wrote:
> >>>>> Dear Community,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I was wondering if anyone else thinks it would be useful to see
> >>>>> weekly/daily details (in human readable format) of new applications
> and
> >>>>> approvals for Internet number resources perhaps as a weekly/daily
> email
> >>>>> from AFRINIC to this (or the members) list.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Given increased depletion rates, I think having these details in
> >>>>> (almost) real-time will increase the community's awareness rather
> than
> >>>>> rely solely on the biannual statistical updates (which in any case do
> >>>>> not contain details of who is making attempts to acquire number
> >>>>> resources). I think the Org Name, Country, Type and size of resource
> >>>>> requested/approved would be even more useful than the resource
> type/size
> >>>>> and country data already available in delegation stats at
> >>>>> ftp://ftp.afrinic.net/pub/stats/afrinic/
> >>>>>
> >>>>> This would be purely operational and a community value addition so it
> >>>>> should not require a new policy, right?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Regards,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Dewole Ajao.
> >>>>> (in my capacity as a community member)
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
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