Guide to the transfer of historical Internet resources
Contents
- Introduction
- Sources of historical resources
- Transfers of resources are optional
- How to transfer resources
- Historical resource scenarios
Introduction
These guidelines are intended to complement the policy for the transfer of historical resources described in section 6 of "Policies for historical Internet resources in the APNIC Whois Database" and are intended to guide LIRs wishing to transfer or accept transfers of historical Internet resources.
Sources of historical resources
Early Registration Transfer (ERX)
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 organisations in the APNIC region are being 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/db/erx/index.html
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/index.html
Transfers of resources are 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 historical resource scenarios.How to transfer resources
As stated in the section 6 of "Policies for historical Internet resources in the APNIC Whois Database", the following steps must take place:
- The APNIC member submits the Historical transfer application form;
- APNIC verifies the existing holder of the resources;
- The existing holder of the resources provides documents confirming the transfer to the APNIC member.
- APNIC transfers the resources to the APNIC member's account.
Below, these steps are explained in detail.
1. The APNIC member completes the Historical resource transfer form
The Historical resource transfer form includes contact information for both parties involved in the transfer and lists the resources to be transferred. The form is available at:
ftp://ftp.apnic.net/apnic/docs/historical-transfer-form.txt
Important:
Before the transfer request form is submitted, the organisation to receive the transferred resources must be a member of APNIC. If the member has not previously received IP address resources from APNIC, it will not be required to pay the initial resource application fee to receive a transfer of historical resources. However, if the member submits a conventional resource request in the future, it will be required to pay the initial resource application fee at that time.
2. APNIC verifies the existing holder of the resources
After APNIC has received the completed Historical resource transfer form, the APNIC hostmasters check whether the existing resource holder has been verified as the legitimate holder of the resource.
If the existing resource holder has not previously been verified, the resource holder may be required to complete additional documentation, such as a statutory declaration or indemnification form. If copies of these documents are needed, the APNIC Hostmasters will forward these to the existing resource holder to complete.
3. The existing holder of the resources provides documents confirming the transfer to the APNIC member.
The APNIC Secretariat will reply to both organisations listed in the form and request that each organisation send a formal letter on company letterhead approving the transfer of resources. In addition, the APNIC member will be asked if any changes need to be made to the registration details for the resources in the APNIC Whois Database.
APNIC must receive a formal letter of approval from each organisation involved in the transfer. After this has been received, APNIC can begin transferring the resources.
Important:
Transfers are not subject to approval criteria; however, following the transfer, all transferred resources are considered to be current resources and will be subject to all applicable APNIC policies (see section 6.3 of "Policies for historical Internet resources in the APNIC Whois Database").
4. APNIC transfers the resources to the APNIC member
APNIC will register the transferred resources in the APNIC Whois Database and notify the APNIC account holder that the transfer has been completed.
Historical resource scenarios
Resource status |
APNIC members |
Non-member account holders |
Historical resource holders with no formal relationship with APNIC |
Current resources |
Membership tier assessed and charged based on address space held MyAPNIC access. |
Annual maintenance fee based on address space held. MyAPNIC access. |
Not applicable. |
Historical resources already maintained by the account holder |
Assessment of membership tier does not include historical address space held. MyAPNIC access. |
Annual maintenance fee does not include historical address space held. MyAPNIC access. |
No payment to APNIC. No MyAPNIC access. |
Historical resources transferred under the policy for the transfer of historical resources |
Assessment of membership tier includes the transferred address space. MyAPNIC access |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
