[members-discuss] Decommissioning the IPv4 Transfer Listing Service

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Nuno Vieira 

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> From: "José Manuel Giner" <jm at ginernet.com>
> To: members-discuss at ripe.net
> Sent: Wednesday, 17 June, 2020 16:19:53
> Subject: Re: [members-discuss] Decommissioning the IPv4 Transfer Listing Service

> Hello, I am interested in keeping that list, we are part of the list to
> buy IPs and we like to receive offers from other LIRs.

> Thanks.

> On 10/06/2020 12:59, Felipe Victolla Silveira wrote:
> > Dear members,

> > In my update at RIPE 80[1], I mentioned that we would like to
> > decommission the IPv4 Transfer Listing Service unless there there were
> > strong objections. So far, we have heard no requests to keep the service.

> > In case anyone is unfamiliar with this, the listing service allows
> > members to offer/request IPv4 prefixes for transfer:
> > https://www.ripe.net/manage-ips-and-asns/resource-transfers-and-mergers/listing

> > While there are currently 681,000 IPv4 addresses "offered" on the
> > listing service, when we attempted to match LIRs that had used the
> > service with those that went on to make a transfer, we couldn't find
> > much of a correlation. Of the 1,969 LIRs that transferred resources in
> > our service region last year, only 76 had posted on the listing service
> > and it's not clear whether the service actually connected the
> > offering/receiving parties for these cases.

> > As the listing service is reaching the end of its lifespan, a full
> > reimplementation would be needed to continue supporting it. Given that
> > the listing service does not appear to be adding much in terms of value,
> > spending development time on this does seem like a good use of members'
> > funds.

> > We are therefore planning to discontinue the IPv4 Transfer Listing
> > Service on 22 June. If you have strong objections to this, please let us
> > know or share feedback on members-discuss.

> > Regards

> > Felipe Victolla Silveira
> > Chief Operations Officer
> > RIPE NCC

> > [1] RIPE NCC Operational Update:
> > https://ripe80.ripe.net/wp-content/uploads/presentations/28-Operational-Update-RIPE-80-to-upload.pdf


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> José Manuel Giner
> https://ginernet.com

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