Re: IPv6 allocatin (was Re: ARIN Policy on IP-based Web Hosting)

["Kim Hubbard" <kimh () arin net>]

----- Original Message -----
From: Daniel Senie <dts () senie com>
To: Patrick Greenwell <patrick () cybernothing org>
Cc: David R. Conrad <David.Conrad () nominum com>; Ted Beatie
<ted () mirror-image net>; <nanog () merit edu>
Sent: Friday, September 01, 2000 8:18 AM
Subject: Re: IPv6 allocatin (was Re: ARIN Policy on IP-based Web Hosting)


> Patrick Greenwell wrote:
>
> > Gosh, doesn't that beg the question: why don't we require the return of
> > all that wasted space that was delegated to anyone and everyone so long
> > ago?
>
> Ah, but if you return your legacy blocks, you're no longer a member of
> ARIN. Apparently those holding blocks from the old days are
> automatically made members, so there's a financial incentive from ARIN
> itself to avoid return of any historic delegation.

Um...no, that's not the policy.  Only subscription holders are automatic
members (meaning membership is included in the annual maintenance fee of
ISPs).

Kim
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