<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"><html><head><meta content="text/html;charset=UTF-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"></head><body ><div style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><div><br></div><div style="" data-zbluepencil-ignore="true" class="zmail_extra"><blockquote style="margin: 0px;"><div>"that does not undercut the point I made which <br>is that for all we know, there are plenty of folks out there right now <br>who are holding onto their unused IPv4 space in the hopes that they will <br>be able to sell that in the future for more money than they can today, <br>due to the ever-increasing scarcity."</div><div><br></div><div>Hi Ron,<br></div></blockquote></div><div><br></div><div>I like to call these people "Lessors".<br></div><div><br></div><div>Regards,<br></div><div>Mike<br></div><div><br></div><div style="" data-zbluepencil-ignore="true" class="zmail_extra"><blockquote style="margin: 0px;"><div>PS Regarding other distribution methods for IPv6, like spectrum auctions, I am against that unless a market for IPv6 addresses develops.<br></div><div>As John pointed out in another email, ARIN doesn't own these addresses but functions as a steward of them, with the aim of distributing as many as possible that will help grow the Internet.<br></div><div>A steward functions best with the lightest touch, and the lightest touch is to provide the addresses for free, while protecting against the tragedy of the commons through requiring a demonstration of need.<br></div><div><br></div></blockquote></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><br></body></html>