Re: Is there *currently* a shortage of IPv4 addresses?

[Matt Erculiani <merculiani () gmail com>]

I think it's also worth pointing out that there is administrative and
technology overhead to leasing out IPs as well; some liability too when it
comes to network abuse. Additionally, not every user returns their IPs as
they received them, many find their way onto blacklists or other negative
reputation lists and must be cleared as the new lessee stumbles upon these
issues.

-Matt

On Tue, Aug 4, 2020 at 1:34 PM Anne P. Mitchell, Esq. <amitchell () isipp com>
wrote:

> I know that a shortage of IPv4 addresses has been anticipated for quite
> some time (literally decades), however, is there a shortage *right now*?
>
> I ask, because Liquid Web is using it as an excuse to raise their prices:
>
> "We're contacting you today to inform you of a change to your account. As
> you may know, the global shortage of IPv4 addresses (
> https://www.ripe.net/manage-ips-and-asns/ipv4/ipv4-run-out) continues to
> impact web hosting companies around the world. ... Effective August 31st,
> we will be updating our per IPv4 address price to $2.00 per IP."
>
> Anne
>
> --
> Anne P. Mitchell,  Attorney at Law
> Dean of Cyberlaw & Cybersecurity, Lincoln Law School
> CEO, SuretyMail Email Reputation Certification
> Author: Section 6 of the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 (the Federal anti-spam law)
> Board of Directors, Denver Internet Exchange
> Chair Emeritus, Asilomar Microcomputer Workshop
> Former Counsel: Mail Abuse Prevention System (MAPS)

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Matt Erculiani
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