[anti-abuse-wg] update on netsecdb project

Frank,

> This group IS the community, so why is their no proposal so far ?
> After 2 years ?

There has been an amount of discussion on this topic in both AA and DB 
working groups over the last few years but no concensus has been reached.

At the meeting in Lisbon it was agreed between DB and AA that as no 
further comments had been made, the matter was to be closed.  This does 
not, obviously, mean that it can't be raised again and both WGs would be 
most interested in any proposals you may have.

> I would love to work together with more expirienced members of the
> mailling list, but as far as I see it: simply nothing happens ...
>
> The first step should be a mandatory abuse-field.
>
> We could simply copy APNICs proposal:
> http://www.apnic.net/policy/proposals/prop-079

In this policy Tobias Knecht (tk at abusix.org) has stated that if he is 
successful in APNIC he plans to propose something similar in the RIPE 
region.  I would suspect he is the best person to talk to about 
collaboration.

I will note again that previous attemtps to make things mandatory have 
failed, but as we are in a rapidly changing environment, it is difficult 
to predict what response a renewed proposal will bring.  As Fearghas 
points out, the NCC are always willing to aid people with proposals, as 
are the relevant WG chairs.

I would, of course, reject that the WG has done nothing in two years and 
we hope, in May, to chair another productive meeting.

Thanks,

Brian.