Re: 4 or smaller digit ASNs

[Mel Beckman <mel () beckman org>]

James,

As far as I know, you can't buy an existing ASN for any amount of money. You can buy the company that owns it, but that 
seems like boiling tea with a blowtorch.

I sincerely doubt there are unused low-number ASNs, but you could always ask ARIN.

I'm curious what your client's rationale is for wanting a low ASN. It can't be efficiency, since the numbers all take 
the same number of bits ultimately. If they just like small numbers, I'd advise them to forget it -- life is too short. 
If they have a real technical reason that nobody has foreseen (or at least I haven't foreseen), I'd love to hear it.


 -mel beckman

> On Oct 11, 2017, at 10:01 PM, James Breeden <James () arenalgroup co> wrote:
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> Hello NANOG...
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> I have a client interested in picking up a new AS number but they really want it to be 3 or 4 digits in length.
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> Is there a process to request this from ARIN, or doss anyone know of unused ASns fitting this that anyone is looking 
> to sell for some quick cash?
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> Thanks!
> James
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