Rebuttal to Mr. Weisberg's insinuations

On Saturday, July 19, 1997 4:29 AM, David R. Conrad[SMTP:davidc at APNIC.NET] wrote:
@ Jimmy,
@ 
@ >@Home acts as a registry for the Cable T.V. industry...
@ 
@ No they don't.  Why do you think they do ?
@ 

@Home was allocated most of the space in 24.X.X.X
directly by Jon Postel. This was at a time when Paul
Mockapetris had recently moved from USC/ISI to
@Home. @Home had no customers and the justification
for the allocation was something about @Home having
big plans and a lot of venture capital.

Since that time, cable TV companies have lined up
to be allocated various blocks in the 24.X.X.X space.
Below is a recent listing. It is difficult to check if they
are all cable TV companies, but many of the names
seem to indicate this.

Maybe you take exception to the usage of the term
"registry", and do not compare this operation to the
APNIC registry which you operate. From an ISP's
point of view, the result is the same. Companies are
being allocated blocks of IP addresses and anyone
that is involved in the allocations is a registry or part
of the registry industry.

Why don't you describe your view of the history of
these allocations, and how these allocations are made.
That might help people founding NAIR and ARIN and
other "registries" to use the terms that you prefer.

Jim Fleming

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@Home Network (NETBLK-ATHOME)	ATHOME		       24.0.0.0 - 24.4.127.255
Adelphia Cable Communications (NETBLK-ADELPHIA-CABLE) ADELPHIA-CABLE
							24.48.0.0 - 24.48.63.0
Aracnet (NETBLK-ARACNET6)	ARACNET6	     24.112.6.0 - 24.112.6.255
Aracnet (NETBLK-ARACNET14)	ARACNET14	   24.112.14.0 - 24.112.14.255
Auburn Cable Vision Incorporated (NETBLK-AUBURN-CABLE) AUBURN-CABLE
						    24.227.0.0 - 24.227.31.255
BlazeNet (NETBLK-BLAZENET-1)	BLAZENET-1	    24.104.0.0 - 24.104.31.255
CABLEVISION S.A. (NETBLK-CVTCI-BLK-1) CVTCI-BLK-1   24.232.0.0 - 24.232.31.255
CDS (NETBLK-CDSTRAINING-NETWORK)CDSTRAINING-NETWORK  24.104.4.34 - 24.104.4.62
Cable Regina (NETBLK-CABLER)	CABLER		      24.72.0.0 - 24.72.63.255
Cablevision Systems (NETBLK-CVISP) CVISP	    24.228.0.0 - 24.228.31.255
Central York School District (NETBLK-CENTRALYORKSCHOOLS) CENTRALYORKSCHOOLS
						   24.104.20.0 - 24.104.29.255
Century Communications  - CableHigh Speed Data Division (NETBLK-CTYA-COLSPR) CTYA-COLSPR
						    24.233.0.0 - 24.233.31.255
Cogeco Cable (NETBLK-COGECOWAVE-1) COGECOWAVE-1	    24.226.0.0 - 24.226.31.255
Continental Cablevision - Central (NETBLK-CVSN-CCC) CVSN-CCC
						 24.131.128.0 - 24.131.191.255
Continental Cablevision - Mid-West (NETBLK-CVSN-CCMW) CVSN-CCMW
						    24.131.0.0 - 24.131.63.255
Continental Cablevision - North East (NETBLK-CVSN-CCNE)	CVSN-CCNE
						    24.128.0.0 - 24.128.95.255
Continental Cablevision - South East (NETBLK-CVSN-CCSE)	CVSN-CCSE
						    24.129.0.0 - 24.129.63.255
Continental Cablevision - West (NETBLK-CVSN-CCW) CVSN-CCW
						    24.130.0.0 - 24.130.63.255
Cox Communications (NETBLK-PHXCOX) PHXCOX	      24.56.0.0 - 24.56.63.255
Cyberstore (NETBLK-CYBER8)	CYBER8		     24.113.8.0 - 24.113.8.255
Duke University ADSL Trial (Lakewood CO) (NETBLK-GTE-CABLE-DUKE-ADSL) GTE-CABLE-DUKE-ADSL
						       24.96.0.0 - 24.96.1.255
Fundy Cable (Fundy Communications) (NETBLK-FUNDY-SWIP1)	FUNDY-SWIP1
						    24.231.0.0 - 24.231.31.255
Fundy Communications (NETBLK-FUNDY-NET)	FUNDY-NET   24.231.0.0 - 24.231.31.255
GTE Intelligent Network (NETBLK-GTE-CABLE) GTE-CABLE  24.96.0.0 - 24.96.63.255
GTE Northwest (Hillsboro CO) (NETBLK-GTE-CABLE-BEAVERTON) GTE-CABLE-BEAVERTON
						       24.96.7.0 - 24.96.8.255
GTE Video Services (NETBLK-GTE-CABLE-VIDEOSER) GTE-CABLE-VIDEOSER
						     24.96.62.0 - 24.96.63.255
ICA Online (NETBLK-ICA-BLK)	ICA-BLK		     24.112.1.0 - 24.112.3.255
ICA Online (NETBLK-ICA-BLK4-B)	ICA-BLK4-B	     24.112.4.0 - 24.112.4.255
ICA Online (NETBLK-ICA-BLK18)	ICA-BLK18	   24.112.18.0 - 24.112.18.255
Martin Library (NETBLK-MLIB-NETWORK) MLIB-NETWORK  24.104.30.0 - 24.104.30.255
MediaOne (NETBLK-MEDIA1-CABLE)	MEDIA1-CABLE	      24.88.0.0 - 24.88.63.255
PenTeleData Inc. - Cable (NETBLK-PENTEL-CABLE) PENTEL-CABLE
						    24.229.0.0 - 24.229.31.255
Pioneer Long Distance (NETBLK-PLD-CABLE) PLD-CABLE  24.224.0.0 - 24.224.31.255
Post-Newsweek Cable, Inc. (NETBLK-POST-NEWSWEEK-CABLE) POST-NEWSWEEK-CABLE
						    24.116.0.0 - 24.116.63.255
Purdue University ADSL Trial (WEST CO) (NETBLK-GTE-CABLE-PURDUE) GTE-CABLE-PURDUE
						       24.96.2.0 - 24.96.3.255
Rogers Multi-Media Inc. (NETBLK-ROGERSSS-BLK) ROGERSSS-BLK
						     24.112.8.0 - 24.112.9.255
Rogers Network Services (NETBLK-RNS-WEST) RNS-WEST  24.113.0.0 - 24.113.63.255
Rogers Network Services (NETBLK-RNS-EAST) RNS-EAST 24.112.0.0 - 24.112.127.255
Rural Telephone (NETBLK-RURALTEL) RURALTEL	    24.225.0.0 - 24.225.31.255
Sentex Communications Corp. (NETBLK-SENTEX-BLK2) SENTEX-BLK2
						   24.112.10.0 - 24.112.10.255
Sentex Communications Corp. (NETBLK-SENTEX-BLK3) SENTEX-BLK3
						   24.112.20.0 - 24.112.20.255
Shaw Fiberlink ltd. (NETBLK-FIBERLINK-CABLE) FIBERLINK-CABLE
							24.64.0.0 - 24.64.63.0
Stargate Connections (NETBLK-STARGAT-BLK1) STARGAT-BLK1
						     24.113.4.0 - 24.113.5.255
Storm Internet (NETBLK-STORM-C1)STORM-C1	   24.112.15.0 - 24.112.16.255
Suburban Cable (NETBLK-SUB-CABLE) SUB-CABLE	      24.40.0.0 - 24.40.63.255
Sunflower Cablevision (NETBLK-SUNFLOWER-CABLE) SUNFLOWER-CABLE
						    24.124.0.0 - 24.124.63.255
TVINET Internet Services Inc. (NETBLK-TVI-3BLK)	TVI-3BLK
						     24.113.3.0 - 24.113.3.255
Telstra Multimedia Propriety Limited (NETBLK-TMPLCABLE)	TMPLCABLE
						    24.192.0.0 - 24.192.63.255
TimberWest Forest Limited (NETBLK-TIMBERWEST-BLK1) TIMBERWEST-BLK1
						     24.113.7.0 - 24.113.7.255
Time Warner Cable (NETBLK-RR-1)	RR-1		      24.92.0.0 - 24.92.95.255
Videotron Communications Ltd. (NETBLK-VIDEOTRON-NE-CABLE) VIDEOTRON-NE-CABLE
						    24.108.0.0 - 24.108.63.255

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Jim Fleming
Unir Corporation