[arin-ppml] Definition of a legacy resource?

[Chris Grundemann]

On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 7:05 PM, Martin Hannigan <hannigan at gmail.com> wrote:
> Does everyone agree that this is an adequate definition of a legacy address?

No.

Primarily because there is no such thing as a "legacy address." There
are allocations and assignments which are commonly referred to as
"legacy" because they were made before the current RIR structure was
fully in place. However, the addresses themselves are simply IP
addresses and are no different from any other IP addresses. In short:
The term "legacy" refers to the allocation, not the address.

Personally, I find the apparent attempt to create a new class of
Internet number resources through such a definition misleading at
best.

$0.02
~Chris

>  "A legacy number resource is an IPv4 address or Autonomous System
>  number that was issued by an Internet Registry (InterNIC or its
>  predecessors) prior to ARIN's inception on Dec. 22, 1997."
>
>  Does it go far enough and cover "all" addresses prior to inception of
>  ARIN or the RIR system at large?
>
> Best,
>
> -M<
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