Forcible reclamation?

[bmanning at ISI.EDU]

> 
> I propose that Internic reclaim any registered block over one year old
> which is not advertised in the global routing tables and that this
> process be repeated quarterly. 
> 
> It is in the public good to reclaim such space posthaste. Voluntary
> efforts are well and good, but has anyone tried wholesale to match
> advertisements to registration and find the surplus registrations?

	Yup.  this is being done.  Over the last 28 months we have
	recovered nearly 20% of the total IP space this way.  Check
	the IEPG and nanog archives for more details.

--bill