[arin-discuss] Suggestion 2010.1 -- Initial Fee Waiver for IPv6assignments to LRSA signatories

[Martin Hannigan]

On Feb 4, 2010, at 4:49 PM, Aaron Wendel wrote:

> Your ARIN fees pay for registration services.  It takes just as long  
> and as
> much effort for someone to record the registration information for  
> a /14 as
> it does for a /24 so in reality the big guys are getting screwed  
> because
> they pay more for the same service the small guys get.
>
> As you so strongly promote in other posts, IPs are not property so  
> you are
> not "buying" them.  Cost per IP has nothing to do with it.  It's the
> registration services.
>

Not just registration. The depreciation of equipment servicing the  
registration database, the depreciation of hardware providing in-addr,  
the operational expense of offices, software, peoples, sheepls,  
internet access, colo and services, etc. etc.

In other words. It ain't cheap, and it certainly ain't free.


>
> You really seem to have an axe to grind about everything.  Have you  
> ever
> considered therapy or maybe crack?  Maybe you just need a good  
> woman... or
> man if that's what you're into.  (Not judging anyone)  I hope the  
> rest of
> your life is happier than it seems to be here.
>


My my. I'm all for collegial jabs and vigorous debate. This was not  
necessary. Please take it offline.


Best,

Martin