Question on 7.0.0.0/8

Mon Apr 16 01:34:01 UTC 2007

> > We checked with IANA, ARIN, and the US DoD regarding 7.0.0.0/8.  We  
> > were told that this netblock should not see the light of day,
> 
> 10/8 used to be a DoD address block, but it was also used exclusively in
> their blacker networks and similar non-connected infrastructure. The
> result is that 10/8 was opened up for others to use as well. Could we do
> similar with 7/8?

Or better yet, 11/8 (to make 10/7)?

Stephen