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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Hi Blake,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">It's not about a limit, though the above limit
is ludicrously high. What benefit to the community does IP space sitting with
some broker give the community post run-out? Even just a /24 of space just
sitting there is a complete waste of resources that could be better used
elsewhere.</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><STRONG>The limit was suggested by another, and
it's clearly too small an amount to hope to corner or manipulate a
market.</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><BR>I am perfectly OK with existing space
sitting with someone who no longer needs it waiting to be sold. I think it is
a completely unnecessary waste of resources to allow someone to purchase said
space that is not planning on *using* it.</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><STRONG>What difference does it make if space is
sitting in a broker's inventory or the inventory of ARIN's
STLS?</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><STRONG>What about the many other examples I
gave where the current needs requirement would not be met?</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><STRONG>Like temporary use, emergency suppliers,
lessors, or those with planning horizons longer than ARIIN
dictat?<BR><BR></STRONG>Be a broker if you want, and make a site like EBAY or
something, proxy transfer if you really want to be aggressive, but I just
don't see the use of letting space sit with a buyer who only intends to try to
profit from speculation, because that is the only possible justification for
removing needs is speculation, wether its your overly long planning period, or
some other equivalent, its still speculation of a limited resource to bring
you profit at the expense of the community.<BR><BR>-Blake<BR></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><STRONG>The community would be free to buy and
sell addresses without the added expense of trying to meet ARIN's needs
requirements, which are subject to change.</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><STRONG>The other provisions of my proposal,
which preclude ARIN utilization audits, would actually work to bring
addresses off the sidelines by relieving sellers of the threat of an ARIN
review should they seek to transfer some of their addresses. And you
keep saying brokers want to keep addresses on the sidelines. To me a broker
wants to increase sales to increase his commissions. That is very different
from a hoarder or speculator. </STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><STRONG>Regards,</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><STRONG>Mike</STRONG></DIV>
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