APNIC, ARIN, and RIPE are now *the* members of the Address Supporting Organization (ASO) of the ICANN. Just as, IETF is now a part of the Protocol Supporting Organization (PSO). This could turn into a globally over-arching problem. MAPs has a large user base that is international in scope. It also appears to be cross-domain (addresses AND names). However, it would appear to be a largely ASO issue, since it directly effects IP address block policies (YMMV). If one wants to make MAPS-like functionality a part of the Internet, at large, then that's where one might go. Clarify your thoughts, write them into a proposal and bring it to either the IETF, the ASO, or both. Understand that much of the process is still being defined and there is a serious lack of participation from those that should participate. But, it may still be your best approach. I work in the ICANN/DNSO and have no serious connections in the ICANN/ASO and only slight contact in the ICANN/PSO.

From: miquels@cistron-office.nl [mailto:miquels@cistron-office.nl] Sent: Monday, August 13, 2001 2:37 AM

In article <1100507318.997532919@[192.168.0.2]>, Margie <margie@mail-abuse.org> wrote:

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MAPS as a corporation must have revenue to operate.

Has MAPS ever talked to organisations like RIPE and ARIN? Most providers are a paying member of those anyway. MAPS might or could be an organisation just as important for the continuity of the internet as those ones. If you could persuade them to work together and let them offer MAPS to their members and pay the bill ..