[ppml] The WIANA registry

[Michel Py]

Ken,

> Ken Schultz wrote:
> However, IF they do follow the proper process to request address
> space AND they can actually justify through that the process the
> assignment of a full /8 network, then who gets hurt by giving them
> the address space that they are already using? 

This is what the problem is:

1. If they are assigned later the space they hijacked, this legitimates
hijacking and the next thing you know every mom and pop network on earth
is going to hijack address space and try to get it legitimized. Hey, why
not me too?

2. If they are not assigned the space and 1.0.0.0/8 is delegated to
someone else they're going to whine about IANA or ARIN or whoever being
that all-mighty evil entity that does not understand the need of the
people blah blah.

That's a lose-lose situation. If they could justify the space they
should have requested it in the first place instead of hijacking it.

Michel.