On Feb 3, 2011, at 11:22 AM, Benson Schliesser wrote: > On Feb 3, 2011, at 9:30 AM, Patrick W. Gilmore wrote: >> On Feb 3, 2011, at 10:11 AM, Jon Lewis wrote: >> >>> The real fun's going to be over the next several years as the RIR's become >>> irrelevant in the acquisition of scarce IPv4 resources...and things become >>> less stable as lots of orgs rush to implement a strange new IP version. >> >> Supposedly[*] transfers between private entities are still supposed to be >> justified to the local RIRs. (At least that's how it works in ARIN's area.) > > That's what the RIR might say. But without legal authority (e.g. under > contract, as a regulator, or through statutory authority) it is difficult or > impossible to enforce.
You missed the [*] where I said "I know, I know...." -- TTFN, patrick > can talk about how people "should" return addresses, or "should" justify > transfers, etc, but we would only be begging. Transfers will take place > outside the RIR scope, because RIR transfer/market policy doesn't accommodate > reality. > > Or, we can fix policy..? > > Cheers, > -Benson > >
