On Fri, Aug 27, 2021 at 9:15 PM Baldur Norddahl <baldur.nordd...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > On Sat, Aug 28, 2021 at 1:07 AM Bill Woodcock <wo...@pch.net> wrote: >> >> > On Aug 28, 2021, at 12:48 AM, Baldur Norddahl <baldur.nordd...@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
