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Re: [address-policy-wg] 2007-08 New Draft Document Published(Enabling Methods for Reallocation of IPv4 Resources)

  • To: Leo Vegoda <leo.vegoda@localhost
  • From: "Jeffrey A. Williams" jwkckid1@localhost
  • Date: Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:05:32 -0700
  • Cc: "michael.dillon@localhost" <michael.dillon@localhost, "address-policy-wg@localhost" address-policy-wg@localhost, "ICANN Admin supp. Manager Karen Lettner" <karen.lettner@localhost, GAC Rep ssene@localhost, Ga ga@localhost, Kieren McCarthy <kieren.mccarthy@localhost
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Leo and all,

  It doesn't matter if the wording only applies to IPv6 either.  The
same principals apply as Michael correctly stated them.  Making
IPv6 OR IPv4 address space a liquid asset is a huge error in
judgment.  Such would only make RIR's and LIR's IP address
casinos.

Leo Vegoda wrote:

> On 08/10/2008 4:44, "michael.dillon@localhost" <michael.dillon@localhost wrote:
>
> >>>    It is contrary to the goals of this document
> >>>    and is not in the interests of the Internet
> >>>    community as a whole for address space to be
> >>>    considered freehold property.
> >>
> >> Why should an IPv4 policy document take IPv6 policy documents
> >> into account?  "Different circumstances".
> >
> > Same stakeholders. Same organization. And the statement does not
> > make any distinction between the two versions of IP.
>
> Actually, the first sentence to that document starts with the words: "This
> document defines registry policies for the assignment and allocation of
> globally unique IPv6 addresses". It is very clear that it doesn't apply to
> IPv4.
>
> The fact that IPv4 is almost completely allocated while IPv6 is almost
> completely empty seems relevant to me. I'd like to think that the policy
> took appropriate account of the circumstances.
>
> Regards,
>
> Leo Vegoda

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