<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Because they're approaching their last /8 and have maximum block limits in their policy that go into place for the last /8:</div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1973-afrinic-is-approaching-ipv4-exhaustion-phase-1">http://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1973-afrinic-is-approaching-ipv4-exhaustion-phase-1</a></span></p><br><br></div><div><br>On Jan 20, 2017, at 12:04 PM, Jose R. de la Cruz III <<a href="mailto:jrdelacruz@acm.org">jrdelacruz@acm.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>I agree with Bill. If they are yet to reach runout, why are "external" resources required?<br><br></div>José<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jan 19, 2017 at 7:24 PM, William Herrin <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bill@herrin.us" target="_blank">bill@herrin.us</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span class="">On Thu, Jan 19, 2017 at 3:36 PM, David R Huberman <<a href="mailto:daveid@panix.com">daveid@panix.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Last week, ARIN staff sent to this list a copy of their response to AFRINIC<br>
> on inter-RIR transfer policy compatability.<br>
><br>
> The AFRINIC community is considering a one-way transfer policy as a<br>
> bootstrap for the few years until they reach IPv4 runout, at which point it<br>
> would aim to become two-way.<br>
<br>
</span>Hi David,<br>
<br>
If AFRINIC hasn't reached IPv4 runout, why do their registrants need<br>
to buy addresses in the ARIN region?<br>
<br>
I consider reciprocity far more important than needs testing. The LIR<br>
loophole APNIC registrants continue to abuse bothers me.<br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
Bill Herrin<br>
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