[arin-ppml] Revised -- Policy Proposal 2009-4: IPv4 RecoveryFund

[David Farmer]

On 13 Apr 2009 Ted Mittelstaedt wrote:

> DO you really want people publically bitching because 2 months
> ago an IPv4 block they bought today for $500 was going for
> $200 and they feel cheated?  Or they buy that $500 block then
> a week later the published "index" shows the price down to
> $400 because someone turned in a /8 they didn't need anymore?

I'd be happy to set up an mail filter to auto respond to people 
bitching about IPv4 pricing and variability with convert to IPv6 
and your problem goes away.

So, YES, this is exactly what I think we what, IPv4 addresses 
generally trending to more expensive but with a high degree a 
variability in the pricing.

> We need to be encouraging people to go to IPv6.  Publicizing the
> current "bounty" for free IPv4 just draws attention to
> IPv4 at the expense of IPv6.  If members of the community think
> that ARIN's non-publically-disclosed pricing is unfair, then
> I have a simple solution for them - don't buy IPv4.

I disagree, publicizing that it is expensive and risky to stick with 
IPv4 would help drive people toward the stability and generally 
lower cost of IPv6.

> Ted


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