[arin-ppml] ARIN-prop-174 Policies Apply to All Resources in the Registry

[William Herrin]

On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 5:20 PM, Astrodog <astrodog at gmx.com> wrote:
> To make your analogy more... analogous to the situation with ARIN...
>
> Lets say the post office won't send mail to your house unless it is listed
> in the directory...
> and lets say no one else can find your house unless it is listed in the
> directory...

Hi Harrison,

Your postal address is assigned through an odd combination of
developers' whimsy and municipal government function. The developer
generally picks the street name, the municipality picks the house
number. The address assignment is usually free, never has a recurring
cost and is effectively irrevocable once assigned. It conveys to the
next owner without further oversight by the directory authority.

The post office adds a zip code to the address but is required by
congress to make best efforts at delivering letters without a zip code
or with the wrong zip code.

I like your analogy. :)

Regards,
Bill Herrin


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