[arin-ppml] 8.4 Emergency Transfer Policy for IPv4 Addresses - Continued

[Chris Grundemann]

On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 16:39, Paul Vixie <vixie at isc.org> wrote:
> Without taking a position for or against this policy, I have an observation.
>
> BillD at cait.wustl.edu ("Bill Darte") writes:
>
>> ****************************
>> 8.4 Emergency Transfer Policy for IPv4 Addresses
>>
>> For a period of 3 years from policy implementation, ARIN-region number
>> resources may be released, in whole or in part, to ARIN or another
>> organization, by the authorized holder of the resource.
>>
>> Number resources may only be received under RSA, with demonstrated need,
>> in the exact amount which they are able to justify under ARIN
>> resource-allocation policies.
>>
>> Rationale:
>> ...
>
> Since a contract is not valid unless it has at least two parties, and ARIN
> is one party to all RSA's, it necessarily follows that if a resource is
> "released, ..., to ARIN" then it cannot also be "received under RSA".  For
> reasons of sequitur, if the policy intends that a resource be releaseable
> to ARIN, then this circumstance ought to be made exempt from the RSA
> requirement.

Perhaps "Number resources may only be received _by ARIN or_ under RSA..."?

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> Paul Vixie
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