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APNIC Document identity
Title: Policies for historical Internet resources in
the APNIC Whois Database
Short title: historical-resource-policies
Document ref: APNIC-116
Version: 004
Date of original publication: 19 January 2005
Date of this version: 5 July 2010
Review scheduled: n/a
Obsoletes: Previous Versions
Status: Obsolete
Comments: Obsoleted by apnic-127
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Policies for historical Internet resources in the APNIC Whois
Database
Table of contents
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1. Introduction
2. Definitions
2.1 Current resources
2.2 Historical resources
3. Principles of Internet resource management
3.1 Utilization of historical IPv4 address space
4. Protecting historical records in the APNIC Whois Database
4.1 Procedure for updating registrations
4.2 Policies applicable to updated historical resources
5. Recovery of unused address space
6. Recovery of unused historical Autonomous System numbers
1. Introduction
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This document describes the policies and procedures for the management
of historical resource registrations in the APNIC Whois Database.
2. Definitions
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2.1 Current resources
Current resources are Internet resources registered by APNIC
under explicit policies and agreements. Resources include public
IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, Autonomous System numbers, and reverse
DNS delegations.
2.2 Historical resources
Historical resources are Internet resources registered under early
registry policies without formal agreements and include:
* Registrations transferred to APNIC as part of the AUNIC to
APNIC migration
Some historical resource registrations have been inherited
by APNIC from the former AUNIC address registry. A list of
resources transferred to APNIC as part of the migration is
available at:
http://www.apnic.net/db/aunic
* Registrations transferred as part of the Early Registration
Transfer (ERX) project
Most historical registrations were initially made by the
global registries that predated ARIN, such as DDN-NIC,
SRI-NIC, and InterNIC. ARIN inherited these registrations
automatically when it was established. Historical
registrations made to organizations in the APNIC region
were transferred to APNIC during 2003 and 2004 as part of
the RIRs' Early Registration Transfer (ERX) project. A list
of resources transferred to APNIC as part of the ERX
project is available at:
http://www.apnic.net/erx
* Historical APNIC resources
Historical APNIC resources were delegated to organizations
by APNIC prior to the introduction of a membership
structure. These resources have always been registered in
the APNIC Whois Database, but if the resource holder did
not become an APNIC member at any time after the
introduction of the membership structure, the resources
were not made subject to current APNIC policies.
3. Principles of Internet resource management
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Historical resources were often delegated to organizations in a policy
environment quite different to those in use today. Historical resource
holders should be aware of the current goals of Internet resource
management. More information on the current policy environment can be
found in sections 5 and 6 of Policies for IPv4 address space management
in the Asia Pacific region
http://www.apnic.net/policy/add-manage-policy
This document contains additional policies which specifically apply to
historical resources.
3.1 Utilization of historical IPv4 address space
Utilization of historical IPv4 address space is taken into
account when any organization holding historical IPv4 addresses
requests more IPv4 from APNIC.
4. Protecting historical records in the APNIC Whois Database
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APNIC will protect all registrations of historical resources with the
APNIC-HM maintainer, a practice consistent with the management of
current resources.
To ensure integrity of information, APNIC will not update historical
information in the APNIC Whois Database until the resource holder
demonstrates the organization's right to the resources and enters a
formal agreement with APNIC either as a member or non-member account
holder.
4.1 Procedure for updating registrations
To request an update to a historical resource registration, the
following steps take place:
1. The resource holder contacts APNIC.
2. APNIC verifies the organization is the legitimate holder of
the resources.
3. APNIC updates the historical resource registration in the
APNIC Whois Database.
Detailed information on these steps is available on the
Maintenance of historical Internet resources page at:
http://www.apnic.net/services/manage-historical-resources
Please note that resource holders will not be able to update
registration information if they fail to pay the fees associated
with their APNIC membership or non-member account.
Historical resource holders with a current APNIC account have
access to MyAPNIC, which allows organizations to manage their
resources and account information via a secure website.
4.2 Policies applicable to updated historical resources
Historical resources that are updated under this policy are
subject to the registration requirements as specified in
section 5.1.2 of Policies for IPv4 address space management in
the Asia Pacific region:
http://www.apnic.net/policy/add-manage-policy
5. Recovery of unused address space
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A significant amount of historical address space registered in the
APNIC Whois Database is not announced to the global routing table. To
recover these globally unrouted resources and place them back in the
free pool for reallocation to other networks, APNIC will contact
networks responsible for historical address space in the APNIC region
that has not been globally routed since 1 January 1998.
6. Recovery of unused historical Autonomous System numbers
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A significant amount of historical Autonomous System (AS) numbers
registered in the APNIC Whois Database is not announced to the global
routing table. To recover these globally unrouted resources and place
them back in the free pool for reassignment to other networks, APNIC
will contact networks responsible for historical address space in the
APNIC region that has not been globally used for a reasonable period of
time.