[arin-ppml] Q1 - ARIN address transfer policy: why the trigger date?

[Milton L Mueller]

Let's start with a fairly simple question. The ARIN proposal says that
the transfers it authorizes only start "when IANA allocates its last
unallocated unicast IPv4 address block." What is the economic rationale
for this? 

If I have too much address space now, and someone else wants it, what is
the social benefit of requiring me to wait for IANA's "last unallocated
unicast ipv4 address block" to be dropped? 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scott Leibrand [mailto:sleibrand at internap.com]
> Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 6:11 PM
> To: Milton L Mueller
> Cc: Owen DeLong; Leo Bicknell
> Subject: Re: [arin-ppml] ARIN address transfer policy
> 
> That works for me.  I'm particularly interested to start getting new
> points discussed on PPML, and hopefully avoid too much rehashing of
the
> same debates we've already had repeatedly.  It sounds like your effort
> will move us in the right direction there, so thanks in advance.
> 
> -Scott
> 
> Milton L Mueller wrote:
> > Thanks to Owen, Leo and Scott for responding.
> >
> > Based on what you all said, it seems as if it would be best for the
> > questions I have to be openly stated and discussed on this list.
Most of
> > the AC members, if not all, are probably present here and the rest
of
> > the list would benefit from seeing the questions answered, as many
of
> > them may have the same questions in mind. I'll start soon.
> >
> > --MM
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> > *From:* Owen DeLong [mailto:owen at delong.com]
> > *Sent:* Thursday, June 19, 2008 4:35 AM
> > *To:* Milton L Mueller
> > *Cc:* PPML ppml
> > *Subject:* Re: [arin-ppml] ARIN address transfer policy
> >
> >
> >
> > It was a joint effort of the entire ARIN AC.
> >
> >
> >
> > Amendments can be proposed by stating what you want on the list,
and,
> will
> >
> > be implemented, if accepted, by the AC incorporating them into the
next
> >
> > revision of the policy.
> >
> >
> >
> > Owen
> >
> >
> >
> > On Jun 19, 2008, at 1:19 AM, Milton L Mueller wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > I am conducting a systematic analysis of the IPv4 Transfer Policy
> > Proposal (2008-02). I would like to know who drafted the policy in
order
> > to ask questions (off list) about the rationale for certain
features.
> > Also would like to know more about the process by which amendments
are
> > proposed and implemented. Thanks,
> >
> > MM
> >
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