[arin-discuss] /29 limit for ARIN SWIP whois

[Joe Maimon]

Leo Bicknell wrote:

> In a message written on Sun, Jan 06, 2008 at 10:23:23AM -0500, Joe Maimon wrote:
> 
>>Is there any overriding reason to limit ARIN swip to /29 or bigger?
> 
> 
> I will point out (in IPv4):
> 
> /32 assignment (e.g. dial up, DSL, etc) is by definition 100% utilized.
> 

> 
> Now, one of ARIN's primary uses for the data is to insure assignments
> were made in accordance with ARIN's rules when someone requests
> more space.  There's no reason to review a /30, /31, or 32, as
> there's no chance those assignments were under-utilized.
>  

So what do you do when you have a large number of /30 or smaller
assignments? How do you record proper utilization of your allocation
into assignments? If SWIP doesnt meet the need, should it not be
(trvially) revised?

And for the other utilities (there must be some) available through
public whois, the /29 limit is still unjustified.