[ppml] Policy Proposal: Resource Review Process

[Dean Anderson]

On Wed, 18 Jul 2007 michael.dillon at bt.com wrote:

> > Since ARIN has no legal power to force a legacy-only holder to
> > provide justification, any response on their part would be
> > completely voluntary.
> 
> I have no legal power to force you to reply to my messages, yet time
> and time again, you do reply.

There is a difference, though, between voluntary replies, and coerced
replies.

> I think this whole "legal power" thing is a red herring.

I think this whole 'resource review' is a red herring.

   2.  ARIN may conduct such reviews:
     a. when any new resource is requested,
     b. whenever ARIN has cause to believe that the resources had 
originally been obtained fraudulently, or
     c. at any other time without cause unless a prior review has been 
completed in the preceding 12 months.

I have no problem with a. or b. above. 

But option c. is just begging for trouble "without cause". It gives an
unlimited power to review the private customer data of a recipient
"without cause" once a year.  ARIN shouldn't be doing anything without
cause and justification.  One wonders why that would ever be good policy
in any circumstance. The potential for abuse is tremendous.

The total legacy allocations do not amount to much. The amount of
_unused_ legacy allocations do not amount to a drip in the bucket. The
underlying premise that resources are not being reclaimed is a red
herring. (It was asserted against Kremen, though)

There are some _bad_ reasons that Vixie cronies want this. There is no
legitimate reason to be harrassing IP recipients or persons like Kremen
or Av8 Internet or anyone "without cause"; the only political cause is
the Paul Vixie/SORBS harrassment of Av8 Internet and of persons like
Kremen. That harrassment isn't in the public interest. The harrassment
is nothing but revenge for having exposed their schemes and dishonest
activities.

Policies should be scrutinized closely for their potential to be abused
for ulterior purposes that aren't in the public interest.  Anytime I see
things "without cause", I wonder why that unlimited power would be
needed.  Unlimited powers need to be reviewed carefully, and need to be
very well justified as being absolutely necessary.  In this case, there
isn't even a hint of necessity for such a power.


		--Dean

	

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