RIRs are More Interested in Selling NEW than Pre-Owned?

Stefan Fouant sfouant at shortestpathfirst.net
Thu Apr 8 19:56:53 UTC 2010


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brielle Bruns [mailto:bruns at 2mbit.com]
> Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 3:35 PM
> To: nanog at nanog.org
> Subject: Re: RIRs are More Interested in Selling NEW than Pre-Owned?
> 
> On 4/8/10 1:32 PM, IPv3.com wrote:
> > RIRs are More Interested in Selling NEW than Pre-Owned?
> >
> > It is a myth that IPv4 is "out of space". It has the same space it
> > started with if 32-bits are routed.
> > More bits can easily be used for routing purposes before switching to
> IPv6.
> > People seem to be happy with 34 bits, one extra bit at each end.
> 1+32+1
> >
> > RIRs may not like the reality of Selling Pre-Owned "Vehicles"
> > There are many problems out there.
> > http://www.iblocklist.com/lists.php
> >
> > The push to Sell Brand New Virgin IPv6 Space makes RIR life easy.
> Easy money.
> >
> 
> Can one of the list mods step in and do something about the
> illegitimate
> bastard offspring of Guillaume Fortaine?  :)

At least Jim is being nice and sourcing from the same email consistently.
Should be easy to filter his address from the list.

But just to be safe, should probably filter anything with a reference to
ipv3, ipv5, ipv7, ipv8, and any other cockamamie address schemes... ;)

Stefan Fouant, CISSP, JNCIEx2
www.shortestpathfirst.net
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