ARIN Web Hosting Policy (fwd)

[sigma at pair.com]

The policy to not accept IP-based hosting as justification for IP
allocation is very poor and needs to be reversed.

The following major technical limitations on name-based hosting services
come to mind:

1) there are still browsers in use which do not work with name-based
hosting, causing embarrassing problems for the host and the customer
2) other important related services such as FTP and mail retrieval
cannot be virtualized except on a per-IP basis
3) if one customer site is blacklisted by a service such as ORBS, it
affects all sites hosted by the host on that shared IP address
4) if one customer site is blacklisted by a filtering service, it affects
all sites hosted by the host on that shared IP address
5) hosts that are forced to rely on name-based hosting are at a significant
competitive disadvantage in the marketplace

This policy change comes as a shock to those of us relying on the only
competitive method of virtual Web hosting available to us.  pair Networks,
Inc has a strong vested interest in its technical approach and business
model, and will take whatever steps necessary to protect both.  We prefer
to work within the system first.

Kevin Martin
sigma at pair.com

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