<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">I agree it’s the endgame, stops all abuse.<div><br></div><div>In regards to what can be done with the money, there are a lot of creative solutions that I’m sure the community can come up with. Better in the hands of ARIN rather than fraudsters though.</div><div><br><div id="AppleMailSignature" dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Robert Clarke<br class="">CubeMotion LLC<br class=""><a href="mailto:robert@cubemotion.com" class="">robert@cubemotion.com</a><br class="">M: <a href="tel:+1%20(844)%20244-8140" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors-result="0/2" style="-webkit-text-decoration-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.258824);">+1 (844) 244-8140</a> ex. 512<br class=""><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://0/3" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="address" x-apple-data-detectors-result="0/3" style="-webkit-text-decoration-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.258824);">300 Lenora Street #454, Seattle, WA, 98121</a></span></div><div dir="ltr"><br>On Feb 26, 2019, at 10:53 PM, Ronald F. Guilmette <<a href="mailto:rfg@tristatelogic.com">rfg@tristatelogic.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><span></span><br><span>In message <<a href="mailto:FB7268F3-FDDF-453B-9797-0EE2706A6503@cubemotion.com">FB7268F3-FDDF-453B-9797-0EE2706A6503@cubemotion.com</a>>, </span><br><span>Robert Clarke <<a href="mailto:robert@cubemotion.com">robert@cubemotion.com</a>> wrote:</span><br><span></span><br><blockquote type="cite"><span>My proposal is that ARIN auctions off all available IPv4 ranges reserved</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>for allocations under 4.2 policy and pockets the proceeds.</span><br></blockquote><span></span><br><span>This was always and inevitably going to be the end game anyway... a true</span><br><span>and unfettered free market, where money talks and the devil takes the</span><br><span>hindmost. Or to quote one of the greates SciFi movies of all time</span><br><span>(Alien, 1979) "A survivor - unclouded by conscience, remorse, or</span><br><span>delusions of morality."</span><br><span></span><br><blockquote type="cite"><span>Excess funds can be used to buy up additional IPs to bolster ARIN</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>reserves, for an endowment, or potentially some other charitable venture.</span><br></blockquote><span></span><br><span>Sorry, but that part is just nuts. Sell IP address so that you can</span><br><span>buy IP addresses?? That makes no sense at all. Much better to invest</span><br><span>the money in real estate. And as it happens, I understand that there</span><br><span>are some condos for sale in Trump Tower. For some reason, the Russians</span><br><span>who used to own them don't seem to want them anymore.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Oops! Sorry. My bad. There are -no- Russians who own condos in Trump</span><br><span>Tower. There are however a number of offshore corporations that do own</span><br><span>condos in Trump Tower. But you know, we can't tell you who owns those</span><br><span>because, you know, that's confidential.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Regards,</span><br><span>rfg</span><br><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>ARIN-PPML</span><br><span>You are receiving this message because you are subscribed to</span><br><span>the ARIN Public Policy Mailing List (<a href="mailto:ARIN-PPML@arin.net">ARIN-PPML@arin.net</a>).</span><br><span>Unsubscribe or manage your mailing list subscription at:</span><br><span><a href="https://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/arin-ppml">https://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/arin-ppml</a></span><br><span>Please contact <a href="mailto:info@arin.net">info@arin.net</a> if you experience any issues.</span><br></div></blockquote></div></body></html>