Re: [address-policy-wg] Summary of the PI Task Force's recent discussions

[Gert Doering <]

Hi,

On Mon, Aug 11, 2003 at 11:43:07AM +0200, Stephane Bortzmeyer wrote:
> > If IANA/ICANN isn't working, give them a good beating, but please
> > don't break policy to cover for human deficiencies.
> 
> It is completely unrealistic. Do you really expect the European ccTLD
> to be able to change Uncle Sam's policies and practices in the next
> few years?

As far as I understand, the threat from APNIC and RIPE to just ditch
ICANN and get on without it seems to have had quite some effect.

If all non-US-ccTLD registries (of which there are lots more than 
US-based) start beating ICANN with joint forces, I'm pretty sure that 
this will have an effect.

> <troll>Change the policy to disallow any new IPv4 allocation and
> assignment. After all, IPv6 works, technically speaking, so it is
> "just an operational problem" now, do not create convoluted policies
> because of IPv4 addresses scarcity.</troll>

Fine with me.

Gert Doering
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