[arin-ppml] re-org question

David R Huberman daveid at panix.com
Fri Nov 4 21:35:53 EDT 2016


> "ARIN will proceed with processing transfer requests even if the
> number resources of the combined organizations EXCEED WHAT CAN BE
> JUSTIFIED UNDER CURRENT ARIN POLICY. IN THAT EVENT, ARIN will work
> with the resource holder(s) to transfer the extra number resources to
> other organization(s) or accept a voluntary return of the extra number
> resources to ARIN."
>
> I don't see an "or let you keep the extra number resources' in there.

Correct. You also don't see a MUST in the context of MUST transfer or MUST 
return.  The RSA forbids it, and the community has never given ARIN such 
power in policy.

The AC has tried to fix this text a few times, and perhaps we haven't done 
a good enough job.



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