Re: An update on the AfriNIC situation

[Rubens Kuhl <rubensk () gmail com>]

On Fri, Aug 27, 2021 at 9:15 PM Baldur Norddahl
<baldur.norddahl () gmail com> wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 28, 2021 at 1:07 AM Bill Woodcock <woody () pch net> wrote:
> > > On Aug 28, 2021, at 12:48 AM, Baldur Norddahl <baldur.norddahl () gmail com> wrote:
> > > just to point out it is not just one guy but a whole region doing business like that.
> >
> > You’re saying a whole region consists of parties who don’t route IP traffic?
>
> None of the regions require that the IP allocations are used for routing IP traffic. Aside from that, I am saying 
> that RIPE no longer has a "need" policy which means you can have as much IP space as you want without providing any 
> need to own this space. In addition we have IP brokers that expressly buys IP blocks for the purpose of selling - not 
> routing - the space.

I believe you were trying to say routing IP traffic on the Internet
DFZ. Because IP addresses are only needed for IP networks; and if the
allocation request specified Internet usage, then every RIR will hold
the requester to that promise.



Rubens