RE: IP-block fees and ARIN

[Jim Fleming <JimFleming@doorstep.unety.net>]

On Monday, April 13, 1998 7:06 AM, Michael Dillon[SMTP:michael@memra.com] wrote:
<snip>@
@Sorry, but you are wrong. IANA has allocated only a single /8 out of the
@old Class A space therefore it does not have the ability to allocate
@anywhere near half of the old Class A space which consists of dozens of /8
@blocks. It is very relevant where the numbers come from since if the space
@needed to implement this proposal has not been delegated to ARIN buy the
@IANA then you would need to convince the IANA to delegate this space
@before the suggested allocation could be done. ARIN cannot unilaterally
@usurp close to half of the world's remaining IPv4 address space. Any such
@action as you propose would need to be openly discussed internationally
@before it could be done.
@

Michael,

Since you are on the ARIN Board and since you helped to architect
ARIN back when the NSF did not seem to know which direction to head,
can you explain EXACTLY what Internet resources ARIN manages ?

Here is a start...

IPv4 Addresses
	All addresses in the following ranges
		<fill in>

ASN - Autonomous System Numbers
		<fill in>

Other Internet Resources the NSF gave to ARIN
		<fill in>

By the way, what do ASNs have to do with IP addresses ?
Why does ARIN have the right to sell them at $500 each ?
-
Jim Fleming
Unir Corporation
IBC, Tortola, BVI