[arin-ppml] Lower End User IPv4 threshold to /24

[Keith W. Hare]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: arin-ppml-bounces at arin.net 
> [mailto:arin-ppml-bounces at arin.net] On Behalf Of Steven E. Petty
> Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 10:29 AM
> To: arin-ppml at arin.net
> Subject: Re: [arin-ppml] Lower End User IPv4 threshold to /24
> 
> 
>   While I am very much in favor of this idea, I think there 
> needs to be very stringent/serious language to prevent these 
> microallocations from being abused with respect to the recent 
> 'ip market' discussions.
> 

I don't think the "ip market" is a concern with this level of allocation. A /24 is 254 usable addresses. The per-addresses prices that have been kicked around are too small to bother with if one only has a /24.

Keith