November 1998 - NZNOG - lists.nznog.org

RE: Let's try to sort the NZgate address questions out
by Robert Gray 16 Nov '98

16 Nov '98

Andy Linton wrote on Tuesday, 17 November 1998 > I'd like to propose that we meet face to face to try to resolve the > NZgate address issues. While the NZGATE address questions are vitally important to those of us who use them, the issue is wider than that in my view. I would like to see a comprehensive solution for rational address allocation in New Zealand for the future, that is more than just NZGATE addresses I hope. I would like this this meeting to be the start of the process. I also gather there are some other legacy addresses that may not be regarded as NZGATE? I thnink that these should also be included. In any event I think this is an excellent idea and Andy is to be thanked for organising it. I will certainly attend. > I propose that we treat this meeting in the same vein as an IETF meeting > i.e. it is a meeting for engineers who will sit down and debate a > technical problem and solutions to that problem and agree on a best fit > solution. That's certainly the right approach given the technical nature of the problem, however the solution must address the commercial needs of the various operators in NZ, unless it does it will not be possible to obtain 'buy-in' from the players and no progress will have been made. While some of us may well be able to speak to both technical and commercial needs there may be some organisations where this is not the case and in this circumstance I would hope that appropriate representatives of both sides would be invited? Furthermore the solution may have a commercial dimension, for example the solution to the domain name issue lead to DOMAINZ. It would also be nice to have representation (or at least an observer) from ISOCNZ and Telecom. > .... nor am I interested in any sort of finger pointing exercise > at individuals or providers. Too right. > .... I'm not sure if that includes beer... I live in hope --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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Let's try to sort the NZgate address questions out
by Andy Linton 16 Nov '98

16 Nov '98

I'd like to propose that we meet face to face to try to resolve the NZgate address issues. I've arranged with Cisco Systems for a room at their offices, Level 28, ASB Tower, 135 Albert Street, Auckland at 10:00 am on Friday 27 November. I've done it this way so that there's something definite for us to aim at and because I see that Auckland is the most sensible venue for this. I'd also like to be able to indicate to those interested parties who will be at the ISOCNZ Forum this week that this is happening. ISOCNZ have indicated that they may provide assistance with travelling expenses for out of town attendees. Anyone who wishes to explore that needs to talk to them directly and make a case. I propose that we treat this meeting in the same vein as an IETF meeting i.e. it is a meeting for engineers who will sit down and debate a technical problem and solutions to that problem and agree on a best fit solution. We should then document that solution and endeavour to see that our respective organisations adopt it. Although I do believe this should be an open meeting I am not keen to see lawyers, business managers, marketing types etc there nor am I interested in any sort of finger pointing exercise at individuals or providers. If you want to attend can you let me know so that I can pass numbers to Cisco Systems who, as well as providing a meeting place, have kindly offered to provide refreshments - I'm not sure if that includes beer... -- Mailto:Andy.Linton(a)netlink.net.nz Tel: +64 4 494 6162 Post: Netlink, PO Box 5358, Lambton Quay, Wellington, New Zealand -- --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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Re: Need for .nz WHOIS server
by 2Day Chief Enthusiast 12 Nov '98

12 Nov '98

Andy Linton wrote:- >I'll echo the call for a whois request in the form Joe suggested. I'll >also note that this is not a new request. I and a number of others asked >for this from Waikato when they ran the name registration, later when >ISOCNZ took over the administration before Domainz was created and again >since Domainz was in the picture. So we do share some concerns after all :-) >I look forward to being able to use it! As a matter of interest, what would you suggest the main purpose of having a .nz WHOIS is? regards Peter Mott Chief Enthusiast 2Day Internet Limited http://www.2day.net.nz -/- --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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Re: Need for .nz WHOIS server
by 2Day Chief Enthusiast 12 Nov '98

12 Nov '98

>> Reason for wanting published registration information is principally for >> finding out contact details, in cases of (a) network abuse, (b) spam or >> (c) operational problems. Plus it's interesting to poke around in :) The web based interface at Domainz meets this need for us. It does not matter if the data is a little old. >Is there any particular reason for wanting this in WHOIS format since the >information is available via the web? For us its not a question of whether we have http or whois access, but rather the data elements available meet our needs and the information is live. The current service does not meet either of these needs for us. A quick example is answering the question "Is this name available for registration?" We cant issue one request and get an authorative answer. These are the steps we currently have to take:- a) Check name has valid syntax b) Check name is not on our own offensive name list c) Check name is not same as a TLD Above checks are not made by Domainz "Check whether a name is registered" script. d) Lookup Domainz site to see if its registered e) Check Domainz pending queue to see if another request is known to be ahead of ours f) Submit template to Domainz for processing Unfortunately, due to Domainz system design, the pending queue is not updated in real time, so there are always periods of time when they may have a request for a name in the queue ahead of us, and we have no way of knowing until we get a rejection, sometimes hours later. This is only one example. There are lots of others regards Peter Mott Chief Enthusiast 2Day Internet Limited http://www.2day.net.nz -/- --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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Recent Political Cruft
by Patrick O'Brien 11 Nov '98

11 Nov '98

Cheers Andy. Call echoed. Patrick -----Original Message----- From: Andy Linton [SMTP:asjl(a)netlink.net.nz] Sent: Thursday, November 12, 1998 1:04 PM To: Patrick O'Brien Cc: nznog(a)list.waikato.ac.nz Subject: Re: Recent Political Cruft Patrick O'Brien wrote: > > Joe, > > Thanks for WHOIS request. > > BTW I agree with Chris that the NZOG list should be for NZOG, I'm not a fan of > multiple cross postings, and I've not subscribed to your list. I'll echo the call for a whois request in the form Joe suggested. I'll also note that this is not a new request. I and a number of others asked for this from Waikato when they ran the name registration, later when ISOCNZ took over the administration before Domainz was created and again since Domainz was in the picture. I look forward to being able to use it! -- Mailto:Andy.Linton(a)netlink.net.nz Tel: +64 4 494 6162 Post: Netlink, PO Box 5358, Lambton Quay, Wellington, New Zealand -- --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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Recent Political Cruft
by Patrick O'Brien 11 Nov '98

11 Nov '98

Joe, Thanks for WHOIS request. BTW I agree with Chris that the NZOG list should be for NZOG, I'm not a fan of multiple cross postings, and I've not subscribed to your list. ISOCNZ does have its list for whatever purposes it chooses. My regards, Patrick -----Original Message----- From: Joe Abley [SMTP:jabley(a)clear.co.nz] Sent: Thursday, November 12, 1998 10:09 AM To: Chris Wedgwood; nznog(a)list.waikato.ac.nz Cc: jabley(a)clear.co.nz Subject: Re: Recent Political Cruft On Thu, Nov 12, 1998 at 09:47:07AM +1300, Chris Wedgwood wrote: > Isn't the recent political cruft and cross-posting (well, multiple > recipients) with isocnz-l, which, presumably, many of us get anyway > somewhat off-charter for this list? > > If I'm being anal, please tell me - but I'd really like this list to > stay away from the usually isocnz-l type flame wars. > > If we allow this list to sink to the level of others, it's usefulness > will be greatly reduced and the possibility of fragmentation becomes > greater... Yaay! The voice of reason. This list is here to discuss operational network issues and beer (not necessarily in that order). 2Day's personal issues with Domainz have been well documented elsewhere and it's simply annoying to see them being rehashed here. There was a reasonable question at the beginning of the tirade, which was whether there were any architectural suggestions which could be discussed in the NZNOG list to do with the domain registration process. I would like to see a whois server provisioned somewhere, so I can query (preferably in a RIPE-181 kind of a way) a subzone of the nz tld and get contact information... It's possible that the APNIC db will support the domain: records, in which case that's potentially a place that this information could be published. Something for domainz to think about? -- Joe Abley <jabley(a)clear.co.nz> Tel +64 9 912-4065, Fax +64 9 912-5008 Network Architect, CLEAR Net http://www.clear.net.nz/ --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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Re: Recent Political Cruft
by 2Day Chief Enthusiast 11 Nov '98

11 Nov '98

Joe Abley wrote:- >There was a reasonable question at the beginning of the tirade I thought it was too. >This list is here to discuss operational network issues and beer (not >necessarily in that order). 2Day's personal issues with Domainz have been >well documented elsewhere and it's simply annoying to see them being >rehashed here. I guess once some of the engineering issues we face become a problem for others, our position will be more widely understood. I apologise for the somewhat OT and terse exchange that occured. Back to the beer and networking :-) Speaking of which I see Brent Telfer of Telecom NZ has sent a letter to Netgate customers re IP routing. Top marks for having a go at explaining what its about. It will be interesting to see the response. regards Peter Mott Chief Enthusiast 2Day Internet Limited http://www.2day.net.nz -/- --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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Recent Political Cruft
by Chris Wedgwood 11 Nov '98

11 Nov '98

Isn't the recent political cruft and cross-posting (well, multiple recipients) with isocnz-l, which, presumably, many of us get anyway somewhat off-charter for this list? If I'm being anal, please tell me - but I'd really like this list to stay away from the usually isocnz-l type flame wars. If we allow this list to sink to the level of others, it's usefulness will be greatly reduced and the possibility of fragmentation becomes greater... -cw (looking now for the asbestos suit...) --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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Re: Industry specification for registry interface
by Chris O'Donoghue 10 Nov '98

10 Nov '98

>Actually I thought I might get some interest from those providers who are >seeking to drive down administration costs through automation, but clearly >there are none lurking here. Must still be plenty of margin in the access >business! > I have some interest in this but I think like a few others we just pulled our heads in, while you and Patrick had your wee tiff. Regards Chris --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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Re: Industry specification for registry interface
by 2Day Chief Enthusiast 10 Nov '98

10 Nov '98

Andy Linton wrote >If the point of your seeking NZNOG input is to politicise this group, to >make >NZNOG into a political football to push 2Day Internet's or your own >personal >agenda, then I want no part. Actually I thought I might get some interest from those providers who are seeking to drive down administration costs through automation, but clearly there are none lurking here. Must still be plenty of margin in the access business! regards Peter Mott Chief Enthusiast 2Day Internet Limited http://www.2day.net.nz -/- --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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