[arin-ppml] Policy Proposal 2003-1: Required Performance of Abuse Contact

[John Curran]

On Aug 29, 2025, at 10:58 AM, Mike Burns via ARIN-PPML <arin-ppml at arin.net> wrote:
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You are not the first to notice the disdain many network operators feel for abuse requests.
Your arguments are good, but they fail against the wall of policing behavior.
ARIN can only police behavior from those who seek new resources. After that, ARIN  has no remit and no real power.

Mike -

ARIN will enforce policy adopted by this community, and that includes resource recovery if specified by policy.

Note, I am not advocating in favor or opposed to any such policy or actions, but merely pointing out that your statement is incorrect with respect to enforcement of community developed policy for the registry.

(The fact that ARIN can readily enforce registry policy should give everyone clear reason to be very, very careful in policy development because the consequences can be far reaching and/or disproportionate if one is not careful.)

Thanks!
/John

John Curran
President and CEO
American Registry for Internet Numbers



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