[arin-ppml] An article of interest to the community....

[Mike Burns]

Hi Kevin,

>I do not think it is ARIN's responsibility to promote sales of RSA space or 
>to foster a "market".  ARIN does, at the direction of the community, make 
>accommodations for a market.  To my way of thinking this is well and good 
>and as far as it should go.

>ARIN is a registrar, they are not a standards body, nor are they a law 
>making body. ARIN should not be in the business of imposing regulating 
>taxes. ARIN needs to stick to the business of being a registrar.  Let's not 
>try and get too big for our britches.  Bad things will happen if we do.


I agree that we should not be in the business of imposing regulation or 
taxes and that ARIN should stick to registering transactions as they occur 
to ensure uniqueness and accuracy of the registry.

If the threat of revokation serves as an impediment to a market I suggest 
that ARIN make accommodations as you mention that they do.

But making accommodations which are not contained in the legal contract 
language of the RSA is what we are trying to do in this case.

Regards,
Mike