RE: ARIN sucks? was Re: Kremen's Buddy?

["Lasher, Donn" <DLasher () newedgenetworks com>]

> Richard A Steenbergen wrote:
> > Try looking at it from an outsider's point of view instead. If you're 
> > new to dealing with ARIN, it is not uncommon to find the process is 
> > absolutely baffling, frustrating, slow, expensive, and requiring 
> > intrusive disclosure just shy of an anal cavity probe.

> > Hank Said,
> > I recently had to do the ARIN process for a customer from beginning to
end.  Never had experience with ARIN,
> > nor its methods or templates (only RIPE experience).
> > Took 5 weeks to get a /19 and then an additional 4 weeks to get the
ASN.  YMMV.

YMMV, but my mileage has been just as bad yours, in some cases worse.
Converting from swip's to RWHOIS took 6 months. ARIN is painful. Overly
painful for someone who you pay for the right to  USE IP addresses on a
yearly basis.... 

Of course, that's just my personal viewpoint.....