Re: And so it ends...

["Patrick W. Gilmore" <patrick () ianai net>]

On Feb 3, 2011, at 11:22 AM, Benson Schliesser wrote:
> On Feb 3, 2011, at 9:30 AM, Patrick W. Gilmore wrote:
> > On Feb 3, 2011, at 10:11 AM, Jon Lewis wrote:
> >
> > > The real fun's going to be over the next several years as the RIR's become irrelevant in the acquisition of scarce 
> > > IPv4 resources...and things become less stable as lots of orgs rush to implement a strange new IP version.
> >
> > Supposedly[*] transfers between private entities are still supposed to be justified to the local RIRs.  (At least 
> > that's how it works in ARIN's area.)
>
> That's what the RIR might say.  But without legal authority (e.g. under contract, as a regulator, or through 
> statutory authority) it is difficult or impossible to enforce.

You missed the [*] where I said "I know, I know...."

-- 
TTFN,
patrick


>  can talk about how people "should" return addresses, or "should" justify transfers, etc, but we would only be 
> begging.  Transfers will take place outside the RIR scope, because RIR transfer/market policy doesn't accommodate 
> reality.
>
> Or, we can fix policy..?
>
> Cheers,
> -Benson