The American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) announced today (27 September 2011) the publication of ARIN Number Resource Policy Manual (NRPM) version 2011.4. As an active member of the ARIN community and an elected member of the ARIN Advisory Council (AC), I am always excited to see new policies implemented (yes, I’m a special breed […]

New Policies Implemented at ARIN! (NRPM 2011.4) is a post from don't panic – One Network Arhitect's View of Life, the Internet, and Everything.

[UPDATE 27-SEP-2011: Draft Policy ARIN-2010-14 has been implemented in ARIN NRPM 2011.4!] Well, I am a little late bringing this notice here but better that then never I guess… On 15 February 2011 the ARIN Board of Trustees adopted the following policy: Draft Policy ARIN-2010-14: Standardize IP Reassignment Registration Requirements https://www.arin.net/policy/proposals/2010_14.html This policy will be […]

ARIN-2010-14 Adopted by ARIN BoT is a post from don't panic – One Network Architect's view of Life, the Internet, and Everything.

In the second half of 2010 the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) started sending emails to all Points Of Contact (POCs) registered in the ARIN Whois database. Since then, I have been seeing more and more chatter about these emails – including increased traffic here on my blog. Because I am at least partially […]

Annual Whois POC Validation Emails from ARIN is a post from don't panic – One Network Architect's view of Life, the Internet, and Everything.

I have been asked to present draft policy 2010-14 to the ARIN Government Working Group (AGWG) during their meeting tomorrow morning. The proposed policy formally codifies many best current practices for IPv4 reassignment registration and fills in many holes in current IPv6 WHOIS policy as well.

WHOIS reform and the AGWG is a post from don't panic – One Network Architect's view of Life, the Internet, and Everything.