[arin-ppml] Draft Policy ARIN-2019-2: Waiting List Block Size Restriction

[hostmaster at uneedus.com]

Most all these problems go away in IPv6. This is because 1) There are 
plenty of numbers from the original source and 2) There is no "Legacy" 
space.  Therefore, to the best of my knowledge there is no brokering of 
IPv6 space, nor do we have directed transfer language for IPv6.

Why is it that this language on M&As not strong enough?  Having to show a 
balance sheet of assets and liabilities certifed by a CPA would certainly 
show if it is simply a IP address shell company.  If there are no 
certified statements, it kinda means that company is likely a tax cheat, 
and ARIN should not do business with them.  Maybe there should be a 
mininum incorporation time, like 3 years before they can receive numbers. 
Let them start up with ISP assigned numbers instead, or have them issued 
in the names of the principals in trust for the new corporation.  This 
would limit use of newly minted shell corps, since the principals would 
have to be declared to ARIN.

Of course we got here by allowing the directed transfers in the first 
place.  In the beginning, you were supposed to turn unused numbers back to 
the registry for reassignment. Changing that was the mistake. While that 
might not have been considered to apply to legacy, it certainly applied to 
any numbers issued after the formation of ARIN. We could get back there by 
changing the rules for those wanting these directed transfers by taking 
away that ability from those numbers if transfered.

M&A was supposed to be limited to "same network, new name or owners". 
Banning entities that own no equipment to use the numbers from having 
numbers would be a good start but would be difficult to enforce.

Maybe we could tie this into IPv6 by directing all returns into the IPv6 
transition pool and not have a general free pool and waiting list at all. 
Require everyone receiving IPv4 resources to have and actually use IPv6 as 
a condition of any transfer of IPv4 resources. Make ARIN online IPv6 only 
might be a good start. After the initial assignment, require ARIN online 
logins to take place from one of the assigned IPv6 networks, proving that 
IPv6 is being used. Without IPv6, no IPv4 number requests could be made. 
The faster we can get to IPv6, the faster this issue will be resolved.

I do not know the magic answer, but I do know there are problems with the 
present system.  It would be nice if we could assume everyone is honest, 
but of course this is not the case.

Albert Erdmann
Network Administrator
Paradise On Line Inc.

On Wed, 27 Feb 2019, Ronald F. Guilmette wrote:

>
> In message <Pine.LNX.4.64.1902271845490.31881 at localhost.localdomain>,
> hostmaster at uneedus.com wrote:
>
>> Also needed is language that M&A and Bankruptcy transfers of the
>> IPv4 addresses can only happen when they are transferred to a new owner
>> ALONG WITH the underlying network equipment/business using those IPv4
>> addresses.
>
> That may not even be good enough to prevent abuse.
>
> Nobody should ever underestimate the creativity of financially motivated
> and ethically bankrupt actors.
>
> Microsoft used to sell certain Windows licenses with the stiputaion that
> they were only to be used in conjunction with new computers.
>
> It didn't take long for the bottom feeders to start reselling said
> Windows licenses along with one of the following "new computers":
>
> https://bit.ly/2EA1ix6
>
>
> Regards,
> rfg
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