APNIC Document identity

Title:

Policies for the transfer of historical Internet resources

Short title:

historical-transfer-policy

Document ref:

APNIC-113

Version:

001

Date of original publication

19 March 2004

Date of current version

19 March 2004

Next review

n/a

Obsoletes

n/a

Status

Obsolete

Comments

Obsoleted by APNIC-116

 

Policies for the transfer of historical Internet resources

  1. Introduction
  2. Definitions
  3. Application of this policy is optional
  4. Transfer procedure
  5. Policies applicable to transferred resources

1. Introduction

This document describes the policies and procedures for voluntary transfer of historical resource registrations to current APNIC account holders. Resources transferred under this policy will become subject to the current APNIC policy framework.

2. Definitions

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 and the Early Registration Transfer (ERX) project, as well as historical APNIC resources. For more information, see "Guide to the transfer of historical Internet resources" at:

http://www.apnic.net/policy/historical-transfer-guide.html

3. Application of this policy is optional

If historical resources are transferred to an APNIC member, there is the option to make the transfer under the conditions described in this policy. Transfers of Internet resources to current APNIC account holders are purely optional. For information on the different types of transfers available, please see "Guide to the transfer of historical Internet resources".

4. Transfer procedure

All transfers of historical resources to current APNIC account holders made under this policy are recognised and registered by APNIC. APNIC does not require any technical review or approval of the resource's current use to approve the transfer. In addition, APNIC does not review any agreements between the parties to a transfer and does not exert any control over the type of agreement between the parties.

To transfer historical resources, the following steps take place:

  1. The APNIC member submits the Historical transfer application form;
  2. APNIC verifies the existing holder of the resources;
  3. The existing holder of the resources provides documents confirming the transfer to the APNIC member.
  4. APNIC transfers the resources to the APNIC member's account.

Detailed information on these steps is available in "Guide to the transfer of historical Internet resources".

5. Policies applicable to transferred resources

All resources transferred under this policy are subject to the provisions of all normal address management policies. In particular, the following conditions will apply:

  • Future address requests from the member must document the use of transferred resources as a part of the member's current resource holdings.
  • Transferred resources will be considered when assessing the APNIC membership tier at the time of the member's annual renewal.

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