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<div>On Mar 22, 2023, at 11:27 AM, William Herrin <bill@herrin.us> wrote:</div>
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<div>Asked and answered. Perhaps you missed it the first two times around?<br>
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https://lists.arin.net/pipermail/arin-ppml/2023-January/070202.html</div>
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You propose - </div>
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<div><i>Computer network protocols often use unique integers to identify</i></div>
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<div><i>computers and functions within the network. Examples include IP</i></div>
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<div><i>addresses in versions four and six of the Internet Protocol and</i></div>
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<div><i>Autonomous System Numbers in the Border Gateway Protocol. The Regional</i></div>
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<div><i>Internet Registries, including ARIN, manage the registration of such</i></div>
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<div><i>Number Resources by the organizations which use these network</i></div>
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<div><i>protocols, assuring that two organizations do not end up with the same</i></div>
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<div><i>numbers.</i></div>
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<div>and then elsewhere suggest "The point of section 2 is to render technical jargon in</div>
<div>terms of -ordinary English-."</div>
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<div>Alas, Number Resource Policy Manual is not intended as a primer on computer networking,</div>
<div>and the point of section 2 is rather to provide technical definitions for a technical audience. </div>
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<div>Thanks,</div>
<div>/John</div>
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<div>John Curran</div>
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<div>American Registry for Internet Numbers</div>
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