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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I agree with you with regards to relevance, however we just can’t ignore that sentence regardless of how poorly formed it may be and how many other similar occurrences there may be elsewhere in the NRPM.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Looks like some fixin’ might be in order…should be easy…and I would imagine that community consensus should be easy to achieve on this one.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Martin Hannigan [mailto:hannigan@gmail.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, September 20, 2011 2:41 PM<br><b>To:</b> Bill Sandiford<br><b>Cc:</b> John Curran; arin-ppml@arin.net List<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [arin-ppml] ASN transfers...<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p>I agree, but when you construct a sentence like 'v4 number resources' based on our understanding of the definition below -- its open to interpretation. <o:p></o:p></p><p>I really don't think it requires a decree. Of course, a policy modification proposal could be written. <o:p></o:p></p><p>Best, <o:p></o:p></p><p>Marty<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Sep 20, 2011 8:24 PM, "Bill Sandiford" <<a href="mailto:bill@telnetcommunications.com">bill@telnetcommunications.com</a>> wrote:<br>> Marty,<br>> <br>> I think an ASN is absolutely a number resource, but I don't feel that it is an "IPv4 number resource" as stated in the policy.<br>> <br>> Bill<br>> <br>> From: <a href="mailto:arin-ppml-bounces@arin.net">arin-ppml-bounces@arin.net</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:arin-ppml-bounces@arin.net">arin-ppml-bounces@arin.net</a>] On Behalf Of Martin Hannigan<br>> Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 2:18 PM<br>> To: John Curran<br>> Cc: <a href="mailto:arin-ppml@arin.net">arin-ppml@arin.net</a> List<br>> Subject: Re: [arin-ppml] ASN transfers...<br>> <br>> <br>> That would be an interpretation IMHO. It's not a leap to consider an ASN a number resource.<br>> On Sep 20, 2011 8:11 PM, "John Curran" <<a href="mailto:jcurran@arin.net">jcurran@arin.net</a><mailto:<a href="mailto:jcurran@arin.net">jcurran@arin.net</a>>> wrote:<br>>> On Sep 20, 2011, at 2:05 PM, Martin Hannigan wrote:<br>>><br>>> What's the specific language disallowing ASN transfer? Or is it interpretation?<br>>><br>>> The first line of NRPM 8.3 reads: "In addition to transfers under section 8.2, IPv4 number resources within the ARIN region may be released to ARIN by the authorized resource holder, in whole or in part, for transfer to another specified organizational recipient. "<br>>><br>>> Because it states "IPv4 number resources" specifically, we do not believe<br>>> that transfer of ASNs or IPv6 is available under this section.<br>>><br>>> FYI,<br>>> /John<br>>><br>>> John Curran<br>>> President and CEO<br>>> ARIN<br>>><br>>><br>>><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></body></html>