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On 27-Apr-11 17:36, William Herrin wrote:
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cite="mid:BANLkTi=yE89m0OPPHdVcAOnx2nbtRK+ibA@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">Should we reconsider the transparency requirements
that go in to IPv4 allocations and transfers? Is there a size of
IPv4 consumption above which an organization should not have an
expectation of privacy with respect to their documentation? A
consumption so large that it must be subject to public scrutiny in
all details?<br>
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ARIN is relevant because (and only because) a dozen or so mega-ISPs
say it is. Those mega-ISPs consume the vast majority of ARIN-issued
address space and would presumably be against any policy that would
require showing their hands to their competitors. If we were to
pass such a policy, there is a significant risk that they'll take
their ball and go home--and then everyone loses.<br>
<br>
NDAs are a fact of life in the business world; if folks are obsessed
with the idea that ARIN's leadership <i>might </i>be lying to us,
it's time we figure out how to add an independent auditor to the
mix--not expect full public disclosure of every detail about every
transaction.<br>
<br>
S<br>
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">--
Stephen Sprunk "God does not play dice." --Albert Einstein
CCIE #3723 "God is an inveterate gambler, and He throws the
K5SSS dice at every possible opportunity." --Stephen Hawking
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