I forgot to mention this > [...], why should we dictate what the mandatory technology is?
I kinda agree with you here if you by "we" mean the db-wg, this might be a larger question that should involve multiple other working groups too. But the RIPE community should decide this imo. -Cynthia On Wed, May 25, 2022, 19:01 Cynthia Revström <[email protected]> wrote: > The reason behind this is that email is the de facto standard for internet > communication, especially between organizations. > > I am not sure what kind of ISP/other network org doesn't do email at all. > > There are also benefits from requiring everyone to support it as then it > will always be an option. > > Email is also required for abuse contacts, so as long as that's not > changing, they will need to have some kind of email thing setup anyways. > > You also need email to have a RIPE NCC Access account as far as I know. > > -Cynthia > > > On Wed, May 25, 2022, 18:38 Leo Vegoda <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> On Wed, May 25, 2022 at 9:16 AM Cynthia Revström via db-wg >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > Even if it could mean that email might also be broken that is not >> necessarily the case. >> >> Yes. >> >> > Many companies use cloud services for email so they might be completely >> unaffected by their network issues. >> >> Yes. >> >> > Also just because something is broken doesn't mean it's so broken email >> stops working. >> >> Yes. >> >> > And of course, PBX systems can also experience issues if there is a big >> incident with the network. >> >> Yes. And many companies outsource switchboard type numbers to >> answering services with access to a call tree. >> >> > You also have to consider that there might not be a PBX system or a >> dedicated NOC number even for some companies that might still have 10-20 >> employees. >> > >> > While I do get your point, I stand firm in thinking that the networks >> can decide if they want to accept calls or not themselves. >> > >> > I would like to know if my network is experiencing issues but we have >> emails and personally I feel comfortable relying on them to work well >> enough seeing as they are with an external provider that has nothing to do >> with my network. >> >> If we want to make a particular communications medium required, making >> it e-mail seems more practical than making it phone. >> >> But if we are looking at changing from phone being mandatory, why >> should we dictate what the mandatory technology is? Why couldn't there >> be a choice and just a requirement that a choice is made? >> >> Kind regards, >> >> Leo >> >
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