[arin-ppml] Update on 2009-3: Global Policy for the Allocation of IPv4 Blocks to RIRs

[Owen DeLong]

On Aug 17, 2009, at 12:59 PM, William Herrin wrote:

> On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 2:52 PM, Owen DeLong<owen at delong.com> wrote:
>>>> Where authorized by their respective chosen policies and  
>>>> strategies,
>>>> each RIR shall designate IPv4 address space recovered from its
>>>> registrants for return to the IANA.
>
>> Bill's language sounds like all resources recovered under our  
>> policies
>> should be returned to IANA.  I am not comfortable with that wording.
>
> Would you be happier with "where permitted" or "where allowed" instead
> of "where authorized?" Perhaps, "To the extent permitted by".
>
> Fill in the blank man: _______, each RIR shall designate IPv4 address
> space recovered from its registrants for return to the IANA.
>
The problem is SHALL.

s/shall/may/ and most of the preceding words work.

Owen