[arin-ppml] Out-of-region overreaction?

[Frank Bulk]

I was requesting some ISP IPv6 space and the kindly ARIN staff posted this
in their response:

	Please reply and verify that you will be using 
	the requested number resources within the ARIN region 
	and announcing all routing prefixes of the requested 
	space from within the ARIN region. In accordance with 
	section 2.2 of the NRPM, ARIN issues number resources 
	only for use within its region. ARIN is therefore only 
	able to provide for your in-region numbering needs. 

I'm familiar with the concern about out-of-region folk taking advantage of
ARIN's current IPv4 supply, but I have a few concerns about the wording of
the staff communication.

a) It's been my understanding thus far that if I'm an ISP that provides
service in multiple places around the world that I may divide my allocation
into smaller prefixes and advertise those to area peers.  It seems ARIN
staff would preclude me from doing any of that.  "All" is a pretty strong
word, and if ARIN really believes it, a lot of violators could be found.  

b) It seems that Section 2.2 of the NRPM is being misapplied.  
	2.2. Regional Internet Registry (RIR)

	Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) are established and
	authorized by respective regional communities, and 
	recognized by the IANA to serve and represent large 
	geographical regions. The primary role of RIRs is to 
	manage and distribute public Internet address space 
	within their respective regions.

While ARIN does issue numbers within its region, section 2.2 does not say
"only for use".  If an "only" had be applied, I would suggest that it's
"only manage and distribute".

If I could be so bold, I'd suggest ARIN to use language something along
these lines in their communications:

	Please reply and verify that you will be using 
	the requested number resources primarily within the 
	ARIN region and announcing the majority of routing prefixes
	of the requested space from within the ARIN region. 
	In accordance with section 2.2 of the NRPM, ARIN issues 
	number resources within its region. 

Frank