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On May 26, 2015, at 5:17 PM, William Herrin <<a href="mailto:bill@herrin.us" class="">bill@herrin.us</a>> wrote:<br class="">
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<div class="">On Tue, May 26, 2015 at 5:08 PM, Steven Ryerse<br class="">
<<a href="mailto:SRyerse@eclipse-networks.com" class="">SRyerse@eclipse-networks.com</a>> wrote:<br class="">
<blockquote type="cite" class="">You know, ARIN was first chartered to help further the Internet.<br class="">
Why is it that many here want ARIN to do the opposite?<br class="">
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Because you're mistaken. That's ISOC's charter.</div>
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<div>For clarity - </div>
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<div> ARIN was specifically formed to perform the IP addressing functions which were being</div>
<div> done prior to that time under the InterNIC cooperative agreement. ARIN’s Articles of </div>
<div> Incorporation <<a href="https://www.arin.net/about_us/corp_docs/artic_incorp.html#official_html" class="">https://www.arin.net/about_us/corp_docs/artic_incorp.html#official_html</a>></div>
<div> are extremely broad (as is typical of not-for-profit organizations) and include purposes</div>
<div> which could be easily read as "furthering the Internet”.</div>
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<div> At the time of ARIN’s formation, there were two existing Regional Internet Registries </div>
<div> (RIPE NCC, and APNIC), and ARIN’s effectively became the third RIR with its region</div>
<div> being “Rest of World”. The reason for regional registries was not intended for policy </div>
<div> purposes, but for administrative convenience for those requesting resources (such as</div>
<div> local hours and language support)</div>
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<div>John Curran</div>
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<div>ARIN</div>
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