On Sep 24, 2013, at 3:38 PM, William Herrin <b...@herrin.us> wrote: > On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 6:34 PM, Frank Bulk <frnk...@iname.com> wrote: >> Is there an indication or separate list that shows if they've been recycled? > > Hi Frank, > > Looks like they post a "remove" message when a block is returned to > the registry and then an "add' when it's reassigned. For example, > Derrick's block (74.112.96.0/22) was "removed" in November: > > http://lists.arin.net/pipermail/arin-issued/2012-November/001446.html > > and then "added" in March: > > http://lists.arin.net/pipermail/arin-issued/2013-March/001561.html
Basically correct; one small note is that the "Remove" message is actually not when the block is returned to ARIN, but after the end of the hold-down period (it may be several months later that a block in the available pool is actually issued, depending on the already existing inventory and rate of demand for any given block size.) FYI, /John John Curran President and CEO ARIN