past vs future use

[Jim Fleming]

On Thursday, June 26, 1997 12:36 PM, Gordon Cook[SMTP:cook at NETAXS.COM] wrote:
@ Someone has complained to me that they were turned down by internic for a
@ prefix 19/ allocation because they could not show effective PAST use of
@ their allocations. They maintained that RFC 2050 only demands assurance of
@ FUTURE effective use.... Not past.
@ 
@ I have done some looking at 2050 to ascertain, if I can, what the
@ disagreement is about. When someone comes to internic asking for a
@ direction address asignment. How can they demonstrate effective past use
@ if the have never gotten address space from internic before or is the
@ criteria meant to be their PAST use of space from their upstream provider?
@ 
@ The following two sections seem to get as close to these areas as anything
@ that I could find.
@ 
@ 
@ 2.1.3 ISPs are required to utilize address space in an efficient
@        manner.  To this end, ISPs should have documented
@        justification available for each assignment.  The regional
@        registry may, at any time, ask for this information.  If the
@        information is not available, future allocations may be impacted.
@        In extreme cases, existing loans may be impacted.
@ 
@  2.1.  4.  IP addresses are allocated to ISPs using a slow-start
@        procedure.  New ISPs will receive a minimal amount based
@        on immediate requirement.  Thereafter,  allocated blocks may be
@        increased based on utilization verification supplied to the
@        regional registry.
@ 
@ Can someone who is directly involved with the registry process clarify 
@ what is going on here?
@ 
@ responses from flemming and williAms will be deleted unread.....others
@ welcome.
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Gordon,

It is good to see that you are asking questions
about how things really work.

It is surprising that you are asking these questions
AFTER you gave everyone the impression that you
were in the middle of the ARIN planning.

--
Jim Fleming
Unir Corporation