Documentation suggestions (was: RIPE 29: reminder)

At 05:40 PM 1/22/98 +0100, Marcel Schneider wrote:
>...
>> How would the RIPE CENTR be any benefit from a legal standpoint?  Someone
>> will come forward and say "What gov't or treaty organization granted you
>> authority?" RIPE CENTR would say IANA and we are back to square one.  If
>> IANA can attain some legal status that would help us.  
>
>Sure. Have no doubts that IANA is aware of this fact. We have been 
>informed to hear more about it at the forthcoming RIPE meeting (by
>RIPE staff involved in negotiations with IANA).
>
>> I have scanned most
>> english rules for domains in Europe.  Only Finland has its rules according
>> to the gov't.  All the rest are NICs and academic organizations that put
>> together rules (there may be others that will have gov't legalized rules in
>> the future - but so far only Finland has taken that step - and they even
>> mention IANA!)
>
>> If the RIPE CENTR is to be of any benefit it first has to have some major
>> legal standing and not just our consensus (meaning those on this list).
>
>CORE seems to have found an answer. You know it better than me if it
>actually is one :). If yes, why not clone it ?

Sure.  That is if Magaziner doesn't torpedo the whole thing and favor NSI
(see latest Network World article on the issue).

-Hank
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>> -Hank
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>Marcel
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