[arin-ppml] ARIN-prop-150 Reclamation Hold

Matthew Kaufman matthew at matthew.at
Fri May 13 22:09:48 EDT 2011


On 5/13/2011 7:02 PM, Jimmy Hess wrote:
>
> If they are not used soon enough, a variety of undesirable outcomes may
> result  (unavailability of IP addresses).
>

Reclamation isn't going to solve anyone's IP address shortage unless 
ARIN gets too aggressive about it.

>
> The concept of applying a hold here, is counter to the goal of network
> stability;
> in case of hijackings, the return to the proper holder should be as
> soon as possible,
> if there is one.
>

Agreed. This proposal doesn't suggest that the proper holder should have 
any delay in return.

Matthew Kaufman



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