Vanity ASNs are a horrible idea, IMHO... Unless you want WIPO to come in and start applying UDRP to IP addresses and ASNs, I suggest this be avoided.
Owen On Jul 3, 2010, at 1:42 PM, Mans Nilsson wrote: > Subject: RE: Inquiries to Acquire IPs Date: Fri, Jul 02, 2010 at 04:40:07PM > -0500 Quoting Aaron Wendel (aa...@wholesaleinternet.net): >> I sent an inquiry in to ARIN yesterday for a certain ASN that was available >> and was told that management won't allow them to issue requested numbers. :( > > RIPE does, correctly prodded ;-) > > % Information related to 'AS31337' > > aut-num: AS31337 > as-name: ELEET-AS > descr: ELEET Network > descr: Location: Sweden > > (Story is, IIRC, that adjacent number was assigned initially, but the > confirmation mail was answered with "Can I have 31337 instead?" which > in turn was granted. ) > > -- > Måns Nilsson primary/secondary/besserwisser/machina > MN-1334-RIPE +46 705 989668 > Those aren't WINOS -- that's my JUGGLER, my AERIALIST, my SWORD > SWALLOWER, and my LATEX NOVELTY SUPPLIER!!
