Orbit

A place for the APNIC community to connect, discuss and share information related to Internet addressing and networking. Orbit is an evolution of mailing lists, facilitated by APNIC on behalf of the community.

Everyone in the community is encouraged to participate. Please be mindful that the Code of Conduct applies.

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Official notifications and some news items are made to the community using the APNIC Announce mailing list.

Please note: Subscribers to APNIC Announce can only receive announcements from APNIC – this is not a discussion list.

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Discussions arising from those announcements are held on the APNIC Talk mailing list.

APNIC Talk Charter:

The APNIC Talk mailing list was created to provide a forum for members of the Internet community, from any region, to discuss relevant topics to network engineering and Internet governance. This forum is also a space to discuss specific implementation issues and share other technical information for the benefit of the community.

Anyone is welcome to join APNIC Talk, but participants are asked to respect the opinions of others, keeping in mind cultural differences. Debate is encouraged, but personal attacks and inflammatory language is prohibited.

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The charter of the Policy SIG is to develop policies and procedures which relate to the management and use of Internet address resources by APNIC, NIRs, and ISPs within the Asia Pacific region.

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This list is for discussions related to Policy Document Review.

The APNIC Policy Document Review Working Group (wg-pdr) was created to discuss the recommendations put forward in the Policy Document Review Report and consider any possible proposals for community discussion at APNIC 52 Open Policy Meeting (OPM).

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This list is for discussions related to IPv4 transfers.

APNIC Transfers Charter:

The APNIC Transfer mailing list was created to provide a forum enabling the sources and recipients of IPv4 address transfers, as well as IPv4 brokers, to discuss topics relevant to IPv4 transfers.

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The Cooperation SIG has a charter to discuss broader Internet issues like Public Policy and Internet Governance, which are related to APNIC community interests, but which involve governments, other organizations, and other communities.

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The charter of the NIR SIG is to share information relating to the operations, policies, and procedures of National Internet Registries with the aim of promoting close cooperation both among the NIRs and with the APNIC Secretariat.

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The Routing Security SIG has a charter to discuss the operational issues and best practices to secure global Internet routing.

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This new mailing list is for discussions on the proposals and desired outcomes from the APNIC community of the process to transition IANA away from the US Government.

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Discussions arising from those announcements are held on the APNIC Talk mailing list.

APAC ICT Women Charter:

The APNIC Women in ICT mailing list provides a forum where women in ICT and technical roles in the Asia Pacific can connect, share information, network with peers and find professional opportunities.
Anyone is welcome to join APNIC Women in ICT, but participants are asked to only share information and opportunities relevant to the region.

This mailing list is governed by the APNIC code of conduct, and while debate is encouraged, personal attacks and inflammatory language is prohibited.

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The APNIC Services list is for the discussion of technical services operated at APNIC. These include:

  • Core registry and related products
  • Delegated statistics reports
  • Transfer reports
  • Reverse DNS in IPv4 and IPv6
  • RPKI, as Trust Anchor, APNIC CA and hosted member CA services
  • Whois and RDAP as publicly visible state of registry, along with customer more-specific data
  • IRR as RPSL routing support, in the APNIC Whois Database
  • MyAPNIC portal, single-sign-on (SSO)
  • API services for resource and account management

This list focuses on the technical services homed in APNIC that operators use or depend on. It is not intended to be a support channel (please contact the APNIC Helpdesk in the first instance).

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This mailing list is for receiving upcoming training announcements.

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The APNIC measurement mailing list aims to connect members of the Internet measurement community with the APNIC community and promote the research related to the measurement and health of the Internet. Subscribers are welcome to discuss relevant collaborative opportunities, grants and funding opportunities, jobs and graduate placings and or seek feedback from either community.