[arin-ppml] ARIN-prop-147 Set Transfer Need to 24 months and Clarify Exception

[William Herrin]

On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 2:00 PM, ARIN <info at arin.net> wrote:
> ARIN-prop-147 Set Transfer Need to 24 months and Clarify Exception
> Proposal Originator: Matthew Kaufman
>
> Policy statement:
>
> Change section 4.2.4.4 content as follows:
>
> Replace:
> "This reduction does not apply to resources received via section 8.3. An
> organization receiving a transfer under section 8.3 may continue to
> request up to a 12-month supply of IP addresses."
>
> With:
> "This reduction does not apply to resources received via transfer. An
> organization receiving a transfer under section 8 may request up to a
> 24-month supply of IP addresses."
>
> Timetable for implementation: immediate

Hi Matthew,

In principle, I support allowing recipients of addresses under section
8.3 to justify their use on a 24-month horizon. The shorter horizons
were intended to dissuade folks from asking for more than they really
need of a dwindling free resource. Under 8.3, that resource is no
longer free. The cost will be sufficient to provide the backpressure
that the short estimating horizons provide now.

I don't like this wording. For one thing, 4.2.4.4 is the wrong place
for this -- it should apply evenly to ISPs and end-users and should
apply regardless of the length of time the registrant has been a
"subscriber member." And by the way, how the heck did when end up with
such an odd term, "subscriber member," which is not defined anywhere
and used nowhere else in the document. How is it intended to be
different than the term "LIR?"

Also, I'm not convinced that such a policy should be implemented prior
to the exhaustion of ARIN's normal allocation pool.

Regards,
Bill Herrin

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