RE: [address-policy-wg] 2007-01 Last Call for Comments (Direct Internet Resource Assignments to End Users from the RIPE NCC)

[<michael.dillon@localhost]

> > > .st  .nf  or .eu.org. all are free.
> You keep eu.org but you do not talk about .st and .nf.

In fact, .st and .nf are not free. Check http://www.nic.st and
https://secure.nf/ if you don't believe me. At the  .nf registry you
have to do a name search and click "Register" to see the prices.

Anything that simplifies the chain of contractual relationships, like
2007-01, is a good policy. Since it is optional, it means that end users
who already contract for other services from an LIR, can continue to
maintain their IP addressing relationship with the LIR. But there are
other end users with IP addresses who do not have a need for any other
services from an LIR. It does not make sense to force them to contract
with an LIR for only this one service, which is NEVER the core business
of the LIR. That's why 2007-01 is a good proposal since it allows these
end users to contract directly with RIPE where IP addressing *IS* the
core business.

--Michael Dillon