[arin-ppml] Looking for final show of support on revised Advisory Council Recommendation Regarding NRPM 4.1.8. Unmet Requests

[Larry Ash]

Support and completely agree with Bill on his take on the wait list.

>William Herrin <bill at herrin.us> wrote:
> Support, though frankly I'd prefer it if ARIN simply abolished the wait
> list and put the addresses on the transfer market.
> 
> Philosophically speaking, how could you possibly *need* addresses the way
> we think of need if you can afford to wait months and months for them to
> become available on the wait list? Seems to me like there's some fudging
> going on at this point.
> 
> Regards,
> Bill Herrin
> 
>> Replace section 4.1.8 et. seq. as follows, then reinstate the full
> operation of sections 4.1.8, 4.1.8.1 and 4.1.8.2 immediately.
>>
>> 4.1.8 ARIN Waitlist
>>
>> ARIN will only issue future IPv4 assignments/allocations (excluding 4.4
> and 4.10 space) from the ARIN Waitlist. The maximum size aggregate that an
> organization may qualify for at any one time is a /22. Organizations will
> be able to elect a smaller block size than they qualify for down to a /24.
> Only organizations holding a /20 or less of IPv4 address space may apply
> and be approved. Address space distributed from the waitlist will not be
> eligible for transfer for a period of 60 months. This policy will be
> applied to all future distributions from the waitlist to include those
> currently listed.
>>
>> Repeated requests, in a manner that would circumvent 4.1.6, are not
> allowed: an organization currently on the waitlist must wait 90 days after
> receiving a distribution from the waitlist before applying for additional
> space. ARIN, at its sole discretion, may waive this requirement if the
> requester can document a change in circumstances since their last request
> that could not have been reasonably foreseen at the time of the original
> request, and which now justifies additional space. Qualified requesters
> whose request will also be advised of the availability of the transfer
> mechanism in section 8.3 as an alternative mechanism to obtain IPv4
> addresses.
>>
>> 4.1.8.1 Sequencing
>>
>> The position of each qualified request on the waiting list will be
> determined by the date it was approved. Each organization may have one
> approved request on the waiting list at a time.
>>
>> 4.1.8.2 Fulfillment
>>
>> ARIN will fulfill requests on a first-approved basis, subject to the size
> of each available address block as address blocks become available for
> distribution. A timely review of the original request may be conducted by
> ARIN staff. Requests will not be partially filled. Any requests met through
> a transfer will be considered fulfilled and removed from the waiting list
> 
> -- 
> William Herrin
> bill at herrin.us
> https://bill.herrin.us/

Larry Ash
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