> I don't think the IRR is so much a hack (it's a tool), but > we're lacking the process and infrastructure to vet/validate > that a given ASN is *authorized* to originate a prefix, and > all of the policy bits (which the IRR has if you use it) > associated with which ASNs should propagate the prefix, etc... > > We're lacking the authority and delegation model that DNS > has, I think?
ARIN holds the top of that authority and delegation hierarchy because they give out the ASnums and IP address blocks. They also operate a suggestion box here: <http://www.arin.net/acsp/index.html> click the yellow button that says "Submit a Suggestion". There is a formal evaluation process behind that suggestion box so if there is one or more specific actions that you believe ARIN should take, then file a suggestion for each separate action that you want them to do. To everybody on the list, please do consider making formal suggestions to ARIN. --Michael Dillon
