[arin-ppml] Policy Proposal: Whois Integrity Policy Proposal

[Randy Bush]

Robert E. Seastrom wrote:
> Randy Bush <randy at psg.com> writes:
> 
>>> If you drive a car which has a reputation for being difficult to
>>> steal, you benefit from the lower theft rate on that vehicle both in
>>> your auto insurance rates and the likelihood that anyone will try to
>>> hork it, even if you persist in leaving an ignition key under the
>>> floor mat.
>>>
>>> I believe there is a deterrent value in making a prospective
>>> space-thief create more of a paper trail as part of his criminal
>>> enterprise.  The benefit of that deterrent accrues to everyone
>>> regardless of whether he has executed the legacy RSA or not, because
>>> it raises the bar across the board.
>> i agree.  then remove the requirement to sign the egregious rsa.  to
>> drive a car, i do not assign title to the dmv
> 
> Or fix the RSA...  you didn't say anything about having a problem with
> the apnic's AU$172/year membership fee, and said in so many words that
> the $100 wasn't the problem...  how about we just fix what you (and
> presumably other people as well) find odious about the RSA so that it
> can be an effective tool with more uptake?

i thought that might be a path until arin put their lawyer on the stage
at arin and he took an unbelievably aggressive position, including are
you now or have you ever been an evil legacy space holder.  i am too old
to push water uphill.

randy