<div dir="ltr">Hi Robert, all:<div><br></div><div>Thanks for addressing my questions. Indeed, "standing order" does solve my main question. Also, I visited the API link you sent, but honestly I have no idea how to use that information (I don't know any code). I meant that it would just be a simple email notification when we've hit a certain amount of credits (but then again, if it can do so automatically with standing order, then it's all fine).</div><div><br></div><div>On further thought, I disagree with the credit marketplace system. I appreciate that this is a service we volunteer for and the measurements are also voluntary. With that said, though, I am sure there are many unused credits that those who run many measurements could use (especially if no one uses their credits). Could this be addressed somehow?</div><div><br></div><div>Lastly, would anyone like to get around 1,000,000 credits from me every 5 weeks? I can set it up using the standing order process.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Best,</font></div><div><font size="2" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">-Michael<br></font></div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"></div></div></div>
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<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, May 31, 2017 at 2:30 PM, Robert Kisteleki <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:robert@ripe.net" target="_blank">robert@ripe.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span class="">On 2017-05-30 14:23, Michael Oghia wrote:<br>
> Dear all,<br>
><br>
> I have three suggestions for how to improve the Atlas program:<br>
><br>
> 1. Set up an automatic transfer system? That way, if someone accrues<br>
> credits they would like to transfer, we can set it up to do so<br>
> automatically once we hit 1,000,000 credits (think of it as similar to a<br>
> bank's auto-pay system).<br>
><br>
> 2. A system where, if someone needs extra credits, they can<br>
> automatically request them to be deducted (with those who opt-in) from<br>
> someone like myself with unused / extra credits.<br>
><br>
> 3. Email notifications of when we have accrued 1,000,000 credits (my<br>
> apologies if this is already a feature).<br>
><br>
> I say this because I don't use my credits, so I don't want them to go to<br>
> waste. It would be much more efficient if someone who needed them could<br>
> access them any time (assuming I already gave permission for that<br>
> (opted-in)).<br>
><br>
> Let me know if anyone needs clarification about my suggestions.<br>
><br>
> Best,<br>
> -Michael<br>
<br>
</span>Hello,<br>
<br>
As Hank mentioned, the "standing order" is indeed the function to solve<br>
(1), and "share access" lets you authorise others to tap into your<br>
account mostly solving (2) within a trust realm.<br>
<br>
Even though we don't have email notifications about accumulated credits,<br>
there's an API to interact with the credit system, documented at<br>
<a href="https://atlas.ripe.net/docs/api/v2/reference/#!/api/Account_GET" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://atlas.ripe.net/docs/<wbr>api/v2/reference/#!/api/<wbr>Account_GET</a> going a<br>
long way to self-build (3).<br>
<br>
The idea of a "credit marketplace" came up a few times before and so far<br>
it has mostly been handled by community interaction, i.e. users asking<br>
each other if in need or they have excess amounts. We could of course<br>
work on a more automated mechanism if this is widely considered to be a<br>
useful feature. The risk is this will evolve into a whole separate<br>
banking system, perhaps being a bigger undertaking than building RIPE<br>
Atlas itself :-)<br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
Robert Kisteleki<br>
RIPE NCC<br>
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