Advice on Dues and Fees

[William Allen Simpson]

> From: Jeremiah Kristal <jeremiah at CORP.IDT.NET>
> > > From: randy at psg.com (Randy Bush)
> > > >         current         similar         medium          broader
> > > >          ARIN           scaled 4:3      scaled 4:3      scaled 3:2
> > >
> > > Where are scaled 3:4, 2:3, 17:41, ...?
> > >
> > I do not understand this comment.  The scaling that you have suggested
> > would make larger blocks _less_ expensive than smaller ones.  Perhaps
> > you could be more descriptive as to why this is a desirable quality?
>
> I'm not sure that I understand the 3:4, 2:3, 17:41, x:y either, but there
> are many reasons that larger allocations should be cheaper on a per
> address basis than smaller allocations.

Yes, Jeremiah.  If you actually looked at the numbers that I gave, you
would see that is in fact done.  The scaling is the amount less "per
address" that larger blocks are cheaper than smaller blocks.  This
scaling encourages aggregation.

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