Re: Not to beat a dead horse

[Curtis Villamizar <curtis () ans net>]

In message <199512190336.WAA10374 () netaxs com>, Avi Freedman writes:
> But I still see 4 /24s advertised in 208/8:
>
> 208.0.1.0
> 208.0.4.0
> 208.0.5.0
> 208.0.9.0
>
> Now, besides the fact that 208.0.4.0 & 208.0.5.0 could be 208.0.4.0/23
> (grin), what IS the appropriate way to deal with an ongoing situation
> where un-NIC-allocated IP space is advertised on the Internet?
>
> We have no plans to implement incoming route filters on 208/8 - who
> knows when the NIC will start allocating out of it.
>
> Obviously, having announcements of unallocated address space "work" for
> the long term is a bad precedent to set.  Yes, it can be a pain to deal
> with the NIC (which is following policies approved of by most NSPs)
> to get address space, but ...
>
> Avi


These are not registered in the IRR so ANS won't route to them.

Curtis