Re: Advantages and disadvantages of legacy assets

[owen--- via NANOG <nanog () nanog org>]

> On Nov 21, 2023, at 01:38, William Herrin <bill () herrin us> wrote:
>
> On Mon, Nov 20, 2023 at 10:59 AM Eric Dugas via NANOG <nanog () nanog org> wrote:
> > Let's say you inherit legacy assets (ASN & IPv4 netblock), what are the first advantages that come to mind (beside 
> > not having to pay annual fees).
> >
> > Any disadvantages? The ones I can think of is the lack of RIR routing security services (in the ARIN region at 
> > least). No IRR, no RPKI at all.
>
> Hi Eric,
>
> Disadvantages: Expensive IRR. No RPKI. No vote in ARIN elections. No
> legal clarity regarding the status of your resources.

Expensive IRR? ALTDB is free?

Owen