[arin-ppml] 2011-1 dissent Was: Re: ARIN-2011-1:ARINInter-RIRTransfers - Last Call

[Jimmy Hess]

On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 6:46 PM, William Herrin <bill at herrin.us> wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 7:19 PM, Paul Vixie <paul at redbarn.org> wrote:
>> On Monday, October 24, 2011 10:57:29 pm William Herrin wrote:
>>> On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 6:43 PM, Mike Burns <mike at nationwideinc.com> wrote:
> The board also has (and has used) the Emergency PDP (section 7.1) to
> install new numbers policy of its own when it finds a situation it
> considers needful of prompt action. Under 7.2, it also has the ability
> to suspend a section of numbers policy on its own prerogative. In both
> cases, ex-post-facto rules would probably apply, so it would be

I realize this can happen,  but it should not be something that is
likely to happen by design
of the policy itself.  The transfer policy should contain some sort of
failsafe against abuse,
where abuse is likely.

It's unacceptable IMO to have some vague concept like  "the board will
probably suspend the policy
or implement an ad-hoc remedy if someone abuses it"

An example of a failsafe would be  "You can't effect a specified
transfer of any part of an allocation received
in the past X months,  or an inter-RIR transfer of any part of an
allocation received in the past Y months"


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-JH