DRAFT local registries list

Erik-Jan,

  > Erik-Jan.Bos at SURFnet.nl writes:
  > Anne,
  > 
  > > Below is the draft list of local registries which will be published
  > > as agreed at the last RIPE meeting. Please check the contact details 
  > > are correct and let us know if any changes are necessary.
  > 
  > Thanks for this list, which seems very useful to me.
  > 
  > I have three questions regarding this list:
  > 
  > 1. Reading from the text accompaning the list it is not clear to me when
  >    an organisation can be added to the list. In other words what are
  >    the criteria for being on the list. E.g., is it possible that FooBar,
  >    Inc., is added to this list as a Provider, without further info?
  > 
Organisations will only be added to the list if they are a local registry.
This is not meant to be a comprehensive list of service providers - to the
contrary - this is a list of local registries only and it is important 
that the list is understood as a list of "local registries" and not 
service providers.

To be on the list therefore, you will have to have received a block of
numbers from the RIPE NCC for allocation outside your own organisation 
and have agreed to ripe-72.

The answer to your question therefore, is no.

  > 2. You say that some organizations appear on the list twice, since they
  >    have the Provider and the Non-Provider role. Well, in the list for NL
  >    I only see SURFnet once. Or did I misunderstand this thing?

Yep - sorry this is our mistake. I have added them to the list as a provider
also. 
  > 
  > 3. This is more or less a feeling-issue (and *no*, I am not a native
  >    speaker), but SURFnet is listed as "Non-Service Provider". This
  >    sounds to me as "Provider of a Non-Service". Maybe another word
  >    could be used, such as "NIC of last resort" or "Default NIC". But
  >    again, I am not a native speaker.
  > 
I agree - what about "internet registry of last resort"?  or "last resort 
registry".  Bit long though.  I dont think NIC is appropriate here.
Any other suggestions?

Cheers,

Anne