Re: 4 or smaller digit ASNs

[Hank Nussbacher <hank () efes iucc ac il>]

On 12/10/2017 08:47, Mel Beckman wrote:
> James,
>
> As far as I know, you can't buy an existing ASN for any amount of money. You can buy the company that owns it, but 
> that seems like boiling tea with a blowtorch.
>
> I sincerely doubt there are unused low-number ASNs, but you could always ask ARIN.
>
> I'm curious what your client's rationale is for wanting a low ASN.
It is called ASN-envy.

-Hank
AS378 :-)


>  It can't be efficiency, since the numbers all take the same number of bits ultimately. If they just like small 
> numbers, I'd advise them to forget it -- life is too short. If they have a real technical reason that nobody has 
> foreseen (or at least I haven't foreseen), I'd love to hear it.
>
>
>  -mel beckman
>
> > On Oct 11, 2017, at 10:01 PM, James Breeden <James () arenalgroup co> wrote:
> >
> > Hello NANOG...
> >
> > I have a client interested in picking up a new AS number but they really want it to be 3 or 4 digits in length.
> >
> > Is there a process to request this from ARIN, or doss anyone know of unused ASns fitting this that anyone is looking 
> > to sell for some quick cash?
> >
> > Thanks!
> > James
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S7 active, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone