ARIN IP6 policy for those with legacy IP4 Space

Thu Apr 8 21:14:28 UTC 2010

On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 4:51 PM, John Payne <john at sackheads.org> wrote:
> On Apr 8, 2010, at 4:44 PM, William Herrin <bill at herrin.us> wrote:
>> I think you'll find that the guy deploying the IPv6-only client -or-
>> server is going to be in the minority for a long time to come. But if
>> you want to bet against me, more power to you.
>
> I hope you're right, but you put up the scenario of me being unable to get a
> v4 address. I suspect I won't be the first there, and I hope that by the
> time that is an issue for me, I will be in the majority already :)

John,

You'll be able to get another v4 address. It'll cost you noticeably
more than it does now, but you'll be able to afford it. Thing is, if
you induce me and others to deploy IPv6 now, you may not have to get
another v4 address then, nor pay for it. So if there's a way you can
induce me to deploy IPv6 now that doesn't cost you any money now or
later, well, that's ultimately money that stays in your pocket.

Keeps money in my pocket too since I'll have the same problem, but
what do you care about that? It's your money that matters, not mine.

Inducing behavior that ultimately reduces everybody's cost "serves the
public interest." That's what organizations like ARIN are for: serving
the public interest.

Regards,
Bill

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