On 18-Sep-12 23:11, Mike Hale wrote: > "this is the arin vigilante cultural view of the world. luckily, the disease > does not propagate sufficiently to cross oceans." > > I'd love to hear the reasoning for this. Why would it be bad policy to force > companies to use the resources they are assigned or give them back to the > general pool?
In theory, that sounds great. However, the legal basis for actually taking them back is questionable since they pre-date the RIR system, registration agreements, utilization requirements, etc. And, in practice, those who _aren't_ using their assignments have, for the most part, given them back voluntarily, so it's a moot point. Also, as in the case at hand, most of the blocks that generate complaints turn out to be, upon closer examination, actively in use but just not advertised--at least on the particular internet that the complainer is using. Hint: there is more than one internet. S -- Stephen Sprunk "God does not play dice." --Albert Einstein CCIE #3723 "God is an inveterate gambler, and He throws the K5SSS dice at every possible opportunity." --Stephen Hawking
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