Re: Lightly used IP addresses

[Andrew Kirch <trelane () trelane net>]

 Jeff,

Go for it.  I've always wondered what ARIN had between it's legs.

Andrew

On 8/13/2010 1:53 PM, Jeffrey Lyon wrote:
> 9. I could point out so many cases of "justification abuse" or
> outright fraudulent justification and I bet nothing would actually
> transpire.
>
> My two cents.
>
> Jeff
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 10:14 PM, Owen DeLong<owen () delong com>  wrote:
> > On Aug 13, 2010, at 10:36 AM, John Levine wrote:
> >
> > > > http://www.circleid.com/posts/psst_interested_in_some_lightly_used_ip_addresses/
> > > > Discuss.  :-)
> > > I don't entirely understand the process.  Here's the flow chart as far
> > > as I've figured it out:
> > >
> > > 1.  A sells a /20 of IPv4 space to B for, say, $5,000
> > >
> > > 2.  A tells ARIN to transfer the chunk to B
> > >
> > > 3.  ARIN says no, B hasn't shown that they need it
> > >
> > > 4.  A and B say screw it, and B announces the space anyway
> > >
> > > 5.  ???
> > >
> > > R's,
> > > John
> > 6.      ARIN receives a fraud/abuse complaint that A's space is being used by B.
> > 7.      ARIN discovers that A is no longer using the space in accordance with their RSA
> > 8.      ARIN reclaims the space and A and B are left to figure out who owes what to whom.