[arin-ppml] Creating a market for IPv4 address space in absence of routing table entry market

[bmanning at vacation.karoshi.com]

On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 04:37:18PM -0400, John Santos wrote:
> > 	I think your presuming that -IF- one could buy/sell integers
> > 	-AND- Milton happend to "buy" 128.0.0.0/3 - that anyone would
> > 	automatically route it for you.  Regardless of your status
> > 	with regard to any prefix in question, "owner" or (imho) steward,
> > 	there is ZERO assurance of routablity by a third party.
> > 
> 
> Finally, an actual on-topic response: You think redistribution wouldn't
> work because it would be unlikely that they would get routed.

	I am persuaded that simply being the registered steward of
	a prefix will not be sufficent to get the prefix routed.

	Redistribution works today.  And routing is not assured.
	
-- bill