[anti-abuse-wg] Policy proposal: closing allocation/assignment window, was Policy disallowing spam from RIPE blocks

Shane Kerr wrote:

[...]
>>1. Closing the allocation window / giving LIRs less leeway in
>>approvals [so there should be no difference in submitting a request
>>through a LIR, or through the RIR]
> 
> 
> Do you mean the "assignment window"?

On a more fundamental aspect: the assignment window is meant to be an
optimisation for well-behaving LIRs, to prevent every request to be
touched by an IPRA at the NCC.

We have to keep in mind that processing requests by the IPRAs in AMS does
not come for free. The cost is borne by the LIRs, i.e. the members' annual
fee, in the end.

Wearing my hat as an LIR-Manager, I'd object aainst any proposal to
terminate the assignment window mechanism.


Btw, on top of all the stuff that was said already about checking, there
is also the formal LIR-Review Process, done by the NCC.

This is not fun - well, it is "fun", if the LIR *has* its act together.
I have been through that with our LIR a while ago (and quite easily got
the approval stamp :-) ).

The trigger for such a review is either the NCC "rolling the dice" or
receiving complaints about the behaviour of a particular LIR!


So, instead of proposing to make life more difficult, and thus more
expensive, for the vast majority of well-behaving LIRs, I'd suggest to
use the already existing processess and mechanisms to follow up on any
(perceived) abuse.

[...]
> --
> Shane

Regards,
Wilfried (wearing my hat as an LIR manager for a moment)