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prop-059

Start here for the proposal-by-proposal record: what changed, why it mattered, who argued for what, how positions evolved, what was decided, and where the evidence still has gaps.

Source facts

Policy ID
prop-059
RIR
APNIC
Official status
Withdrawn by author.
Normalized status
Withdrawn
Introduced
Apr 3, 2008
Last source update
Aug 13, 2026
Coverage
Partial

Who actually shaped the debate?

1Total participants
0Discussion contributors
1Formal actors
0Discussion messages
0Effective participants
0%Top-five discussion share
0People covering 50%
0People covering 80%

Policy evolution

Debate timeline

  1. Introduced

    Introduced

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  2. Official decision

    withdrawn

    withdrawn

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Entities

  1. Randy Bush · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages0
    First activityUnknown
    Last activityUnknown
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Other policies0

Sources and coverage

Official policy sources

Public discussion archives

Coverage

Partial
Earliest captured: Jan 24, 2003
Latest captured: Aug 27, 2026

Freshness

Stale
Last refresh: Aug 13, 2026

Known gaps

  • www.apnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • mailman.apnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • orbit.apnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • www.apnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • conference.apnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.