[ppml] Policy Proposal 2008-2: IPv4 Transfer Policy Proposal

[Stephen Sprunk]

Thus spake "Cliff Bedore" <cliffb at cjbsys.bdb.com>
>I think the idea of this proposal is necessary but I don't think ARIN 
>should
> be in the business of assisting transfer sales of IP addresses unless they
> have no assets to fill a legitmate request.  It may be implied somewhere 
> that
> ARIN will not allow a sale if they have assets available but I didn't see 
> it.
> Therefore I'm not convinced that "exhaustion of the IANA IPv4 free pool" 
> is
> the correct time.  I think transfer sales should start the first time ARIN
> can't meet a legitmate request and even after that, should only be allowed
> when ARIN doesn't have the particular size requested available.

While I agree with this comment in principle, it isn't practical.  There 
will be bugs in the process that need to be ironed out, and we need people 
to start qualifying for transfers (in and out) prior to them actually 
needing to take place to ensure an orderly transition.

(If we adopt this or a similar proposal, which I'm still on the fence 
about.)

S

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