[arin-ppml] LRSA taking back addresses

[Cliff Bedore]

Quoting from the ARIN legacy page

"Note that ARIN will not reclaim unutilized address space from legacy 
holders who sign this RSA, nor will ARIN attempt to take away legacy 
resources from organizations who choose not to sign it. However, signing 
the Legacy RSA contractually locks in a set of rights, and thus reduces 
the risk of future change to a minimum."

Note the section that says " nor will ARIN attempt to take away legacy 
resources from organizations who choose not to sign it."  So if I don't 
sign it, my address space is safe but if I sign it and then want to 
terminate for any reason, ARIN can reclaim the addresses.  What's wrong 
with this picture?  At a minimum, the address space should fall back to 
the status of those who don't sign the LRSA at all.

Slightly tongue in cheek, the section "However, signing the Legacy RSA 
contractually locks in a set of rights, and thus reduces the risk of 
future change to a minimum." doesn't sound a whole lot different from 
two guys walking into a neighborhood store and saying "You know there's 
a lot of crime and arson in this area.  If you sign a contract for our 
security service, your risks in this neighborhood will not be as high as 
if you don't sign with us."


Cliff