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Changes

Changes: SpamAssassin, Slow Delivery, New Billing Notice

We have a couple minor changes to announce:

  • We have upgraded our incoming mail server pool to use the latest version of SpamAssassin, version 3.3.1. While it was released earlier this year, we use some custom modules (such as our unified Bayes database) that required additional testing.
  • The “SMTP Redirection (Lookup Record)” service mode now supports Slow Delivery. This change was requested by a customer and required us to add a new transport to our Postfix servers to distinguish it from the direct delivery and MX variants.

And finally, we have made a billing addition: the automated system will now send a 24 hour disconnect notice when a Mail/DNS account is about to be downgraded to a free account. Previously, the automated system sent up to 4 notices/reminders to monthly levels and up to 5 for yearly levels. This change will add one more notice before an account is downgraded. Should this prove to be unpopular we will revisit it; we always try to keep email to a minimum.

And that’s all for now. We hinted at a big announcement on the 3rd, but this wasn’t it so keep watching!

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Announcements Changes IPv6

IPv6 Changes for Primary DNS

As part of our migration of all IPv6 services into 2607:fe70::/32, the Primary DNS servers now have new addresses. They are:

  • ns1-auth.rollernet.us 2607:fe70:0:3::c
  • ns2-auth.rollernet.us 2607:fe70:0:4::c

If you have reassigned our IP addresses to NS records under your domain please update your DNS. The old addresses have been depreciated and will stop answering queries soon.

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Status

Sprint Maintenance Notice

On December 6 there is a scheduled maintenance window that will impact one of our transit circuits. Traffic destined to or originating from Roller Network (AS11170) via AS1239 will be rerouted at least one hour prior to the start time and no earlier than 30 minutes following the stop time as shown below.

Purpose Change
Location STOCKTON, CA
Impact yes
Summary Sprint will be performing Scheduled Maintenance which will result in a loss of IP services for approximately 30 minutes during the scheduled time below.
Start Time 12/06/10 12:00 AM PST
Stop Time 12/06/10 2:00 AM PST
Status Approved

This information was provided by Sprint.

Following this maintenance window we expect to have a big announcement hopefully within the next week, but it will depend on how soon Sprint implements the change this maintenance window is for. Stay tuned to the newspipe for details!

UPDATE: Sprint is now indicating the status as “Complete-Successful”. Actual time our circuit was down: 00:11:23.301 to 00:19:39.883 PDT. Route preferences are now restored to normal.

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Announcements Changes IPv6

IPv6 Changes for Secondary DNS

As part of our migration of all IPv6 services into 2607:fe70::/32, the Secondary DNS servers will be getting new addresses. They are:

  • ns1.rollernet.us 2607:fe70:0:3::b
  • ns2.rollernet.us 2607:fe70:0:4::b

If you are performing zone transfers using IPv6, please permit these addresses as slaves on your masters. If you have reassigned our IP addresses to NS records under your domain please update your DNS. The old addresses have been depreciated and will stop answering queries soon.

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IPv6

Four /8 Blocks Allocated to the RIRs

Re-posted from the arin-announce mailing list:

Today, 30 November 2010, the IANA allocated four /8s to the RIRs – 23/8 and 100/8 to ARIN and 5/8 and 37/8 to RIPE NCC. This leaves only seven /8s remaining in IANA free pool of IPv4 addresses, or 2.73% of the total.

When the IANA IPv4 free pool has only five /8 blocks remaining, they will be simultaneously distributed to the five RIRs in accordance with global policy. This means that only two blocks remain to be handed out under the normal distribution method.

With so little IPv4 address space left in the global free pool, ARIN continues to emphasize the need for all Internet stakeholders to adopt the next generation of Internet Protocol, IPv6.

Visit https://www.arin.net/knowledge/v4-v6.html for more information on IPv6 adoption, or contact us at info@arin.net with any questions.

Regards,

Communications and Member Services
American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)

As to what we, Roller Network, are doing:

  • All of our hosting services (dedicated servers, colocation, etc.) already have dual-stack native IPv6 available.
  • All of our DNS services are accessible over IPv6.
  • Our outbound mail (submission, smarthost) accepts connections and can send to other IPv6 enabled MTAs.
  • Our hosted mail boxes (IMAP, POP3) are accessable via IPv6.
  • Our internet access services in Reno (metro Ethernet, fixed wireless) are dual-stack IPv6 native.