RE: Allocation of IP Addresses

[Jim Fleming <JimFleming () unety net>]

I think people are seeing the point...

As a clarification...IANA is at least two people...

        Jon (not John) Postel and Joyce Reynolds

$ whois 0.0.0.0
IANA (RESERVED-1)

   Netname: RESERVED
   Netnumber: 0.0.0.0

   Coordinator:
      Reynolds, Joyce K.  (JKR1)  JKRey () ISI EDU
      (310) 822-1511

   Record last updated on 15-Jan-91.

Jim Fleming
Naperville, IL

P.S. I think IANA stands for "I Am Not Alone"

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From:   Gordon Cook[SMTP:gcook () tigger jvnc net]
Sent:   Thursday, March 14, 1996 2:20 PM
To:     David R. Conrad
Cc:     Jim Browning; 'com-priv list'; nanog () merit edu
Subject:        Re: Allocation of IP Addresses 

Just a small quibble David:  when you say "the IANA" decided, it gives 
the impression that an august group of people like the IESG took action.  
In reality "the IANA" is but a SINGLE person - John Postel.  If some 
people are upset I suspect it might be because the power to make such a 
decision is vested in the hands of ONE person rather than in a group.

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On Fri, 15 Mar 1996, David R. Conrad wrote:

> It would appear a clarification is necesssary:
>
> > > > The @Home allocation was done outside of normal registry procedures by
> > > > the IANA directly.  InterNIC should not be held responsible for that
> > > > case.
> > Which confirms that the rules are not well established nor consistently applied.
>
> Any very large or unusual request must go outside normal registry
> procedures (e.g., slow start).  @Home is such a case.  They made their
> case directly to the IANA as InterNIC is not authorized to allocate
> very large or unusual requests directly.  The IANA authorized the
> allocation based on the merits of the request (whatever they might
> be).  None of the registries can allocate very large or unusual
> requests directly.  This rule is quite well established and
> consistently applied.
>
> Regards,
> -drc