Fw: ARIN Web Hosting Policy (fwd)

[Bryan Heitman]

Ok I think it's time we hear from those who are still in favor of upholding
the new ARIN policy.

Unless I missed something, I have yet to read a post that is in 100%
agreement with the new policy.

Those of you out there, perhaps who attended the last public policy meeting,
please give us some feedback on the recent posts.

Thanks,



Bryan Heitman, Vice-President
CommuniTech.Net, Inc. - (800) WEB-HOST


----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Cusick" <jim at hostway.net>
To: <ppml at arin.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2000 10:19 AM
Subject: Re: ARIN Web Hosting Policy (fwd)


>
> Instead of one group pointing fingers at another, let's maintain the
> focus here on the real problem.
>
> No one *wants* to waste IP space.  If your business is built on name
> based virtual hosting than you don't have the issues that many of us
> face with the prospect of this policy being enforced.  Consider yourself
> lucky, or clairvoyant or, as you say, pure.  But the reality for many
> web hosting businesses includes a 1-to-1 relationship between customers
> and IP.  This is partially historical, partially customer expectation,
> and partially technological.  All of these can be changed.
>
> IP space conservation and movement towards technological solutions
> should be the focus here.  I think the ARIN Web Hosting Policy served
> for many as a wake up call the things cannot go on as they have, but an
> overnight change in this policy is not acceptable to those member who
> rely on ARIN for management of a critical resource.
>
> >From the 1999 Annual Report:
>
> "ARIN officially opened for operation on December 22, 1997. Since that
> time, many changes in the industry have fostered an organization that is
> flexible in meeting the needs of the users in its region. ARIN remains
> at the forefront of the global network evolution, sometimes following,
> sometimes leading, and stays abreast of activities and technological
> advances that occur nearly every day."
>
> So I believe the policy as stated needs to be rewritten to encourage the
> technological and market changes required to preserve IP space while
> allowing businesses to retool as these changes take place.  A big stick
> may be required to force these changes to come about but a big stick in
> the dark does not reflect an organization which "is flexible in meeting
> the needs of the users in its region."
>
> Jim Cusick
> Hostway Corporation
>
>
> Andy Walden wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Or reclamation of underutilized (or completely unused) blocks that
have
> > > been allocated historically.
> > >
> > > Kevin
> >
> > I'm all for this also. Its part of that purist thing I have going on.
But
> > shifting the focus towards one problem from another doesn't fix it
> > unfortunatly.
> >
> > andy
>