[arin-ppml] ARIN-prop-145 STLS Listing Immunity

[Jeffrey Lyon]

On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 1:59 PM, ARIN <info at arin.net> wrote:
> ARIN-prop-145 STLS Listing Immunity
>
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> ARIN-prop-145 STLS Listing Immunity
>
> Proposal Originator: Matthew Kaufman
>
> Proposal Version: 1
>
> Date: 2 May 2011
>
> Proposal type: new
>
> Policy term: permanent
>
> Policy statement:
>
> Add a subsection to Section 12 (Resource Review) of the NRPM:
>
> ARIN may not revoke any resources issued by ARIN that are presently
> listed as "available" on the ARIN Specified Transfer Listing Service
> unless there is sufficient reason to believe that the holder does not in
> fact intend to transfer these resources.
>
> Rationale:
>
> An entity may list space as available and might begin the process of
> moving out of that space in order to facilitate the transfer. A review
> after such work was in progress might reveal that the addresses are not
> sufficiently utilized.
>
> Additionally, because posting a listing on the STLS signals directly to
> ARIN that an entity believes it can use addresses more efficiently, ARIN
> might simply use STLS listings in order to trigger audit under 12.2(c).
> This would not be fair. (And would be a disincentive to using the ARIN
> STLS at all in order to list available space)
>
> This policy would also serve to increase the value of the ARIN STLS over
> other possible transfer listing services, increasing the transparency of
> the transfer market, particularly to ARIN, who wishes to ensure that
> transfers take place within NRPM 8.3.
>
> Timetable for implementation: immediate
>
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I would support with additional controls that prevent STLS from being
abused by those who want to grant immunity to mismanaged resources, so
long as we're continuing to insist on needs analysis.

-- 
Jeffrey Lyon, Leadership Team
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