<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Jun 8, 2008 at 8:55 AM, Brian Reid <<a href="mailto:reid@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us">reid@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Given how much IPv6 address space exists, why is it so damned expensive? I decided it was time to turn up IPv6 connectivity to my world, but when I went to look at prices for buying even a small block of portable address space I realized I couldn't afford it.</blockquote>
<div><br>a lot of people feel just like you. they want to try out ipv6 - but when they realize the resource costs they quickly shy away for various reasons all associated with the extraordinary cost - which simply can't be justified.<br>
</div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Given that this is a fictitious resource, and that there is no intrinsic cost, ARIN should be charging about 1/100th of their listed prices for it. Is there a legitimate reason for the ultra-high prices? Is ARIN owned by Prada?</blockquote>
<div><br>Of course there is no legitimate reasons for the ultra-high prices. It is simply a question of how much they can get away with before the community gives them the finger. Which I think it already has by rejecting ipv6 as a viable vehicle.<br>
<br>If I were IANA Iwould be giving away allocations just to get people moving on the transition to ipv6. The goal to ensure every user has their own ipv6 allocations.<br><br>regards<br>joe baptista<br><br></div></div>-- <br>
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