Encouraging return of legacy space WAS Re: [ppml] ARIN Policy Proposal 2002-9

[Jim Fleming]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mury" <mury at goldengate.net>
To: <Michael.Dillon at radianz.com>
Cc: <ppml at arin.net>
Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 7:23 AM
Subject: RE: Encouraging return of legacy space WAS Re: [ppml] ARIN Policy Proposal 2002-9


> 
> > While it may be a good idea to contact holders of large amounts of legacy 
> > IPv4 addresses in the Class A and Class B ranges to see if they will 
> > voluntarily return the space to IANA, this type of thing should not 
> > concern ARIN at this time. This is the sort of activity that should be 
> > coordinated globally and it should be done with the blessing of IANA and 
> > ICANN if it is done at all.
> 
> Hasn't IANA and ICANN basically given ARIN the task of managing IP space?  
> Perhaps I have missed something.  

ARIN pays ICANN money...
http://www.arin.net/library/internet_info/contract_chronology.html