consistancy

[Mury]

Someone give me the list.  I'll do my part and spend a day calling.  If
they don't cooperate the community should not have to take no for an
answer.  

I would think in most people's mind it's far worse to have unused blocks,
than to have not so effectiently used blocks.

Mury

On Thu, 14 Sep 2000, Suzanne Woolf wrote:

> 
> > > And how do you suggest they go about reclaiming IP blocks.
> > 
> > Call'em up, drop'em email.
> 
> Been there, done that. 
> 
> http://www.academ.com/nanog/feb1996/pier.ip.address.survey.html
> (The slides are also available somewhere....)
> 
> Interesting results include:
> 1. Much of the contact data was simply unusable.
> 2. The vast majority who did respond just said no.
> 
> > I bet that many will be very cordial and will return the space that is
> > unused.
> 
> The folks who responded were mostly quite cordial, although a few
> threatened to sue me for asking. Mostly, they were cordial about
> saying "nope, we're keeping it."
> 
> This was in 1996. I'm unconvinced the task would be easier now.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Suzanne
> 
>