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Re: The Department of Work and Pensions, UK has an entire /8
From: Mark Andrews <marka () isc org>
Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2012 06:59:49 +1000
In message <9B9685A4-CD22-41E9-957A-23103D2C8F33 () corp arin net>, John Curran wr ites:
On Sep 19, 2012, at 5:01 AM, Tim Franklin <tim () pelican org> wrote:So...why do you need publicly routable IP addresses if they aren't publicly routable?=20 Because the RIRs aren't in the business of handing out publicly routable =address space. They're in the business of handing out globally unique addr= ess space - *one* of the reasons for which may be connection to the "public= Internet", whatever that is at any given point in time and space.=20 RIPE are really good about making the distinction and using the latter ph=rase rather than the former. I'm not familiar enough with the correspondin= g ARIN documents to comment on the language used there. It's very clear in the ARIN region as well. From=20 the ARIN Number Resource Policy Manual (NRPM), <https://www.arin.net/policy/nrpm.html#four11> - "4.1. General Principles=20 4.1.1. Routability Provider independent (portable) addresses issued directly from ARIN or= other Regional Registries are not guaranteed to be globally routable."
Adding "or globally announced" may stop some of this in the future.
FYI, /John John Curran President and CEO ARIN
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