[arin-ppml] IPv4 Transfer Policy Change to Keep Whois Accurate

Martin Millnert millnert at gmail.com
Thu May 12 13:11:10 EDT 2011


Owen,

On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 5:14 AM, Owen DeLong <owen at delong.com> wrote:
>>> You left out:
>>>
>>> 4) The RIR eventually identifies these outliers and reclaims the numbers
>>> to be reissued to members of the community willing to comply with policy.
>>
>> Well, you'd potentially destroy uniqueness if the other party and its
>> ISPs disagrees and continues to use the addresses.
>>
> That is a theoretical risk today with hijackings. I fail to see the difference.

Well, in your case *the RIR* is the one doing the hijacking, if it
acts against the will of the ISP it takes numbers away from.

Regards,
Martin



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