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

[Nick Hilliard nick@localhost]

> No. I'm opposed to this because I believe it is not necessary.
> RIPE already has mechanisms to transfer addresses between LIRs.
> One LIR gives extra addresses to RIPE. Then RIPE allocates them
> to the next LIR in the queue with a demonstrated need.

It would be instructive to hear from the RIPE NCC how much address space is
voluntarily handed back by LIRs and other IPv4 address holders right now.
Would it be possible for someone from the NCC provide a rough estimate of this?

And if voluntary returns are low now, do we seriously expect them to rise
later when it is going to be significantly more difficult to reacquire them
should the need arise?

> Because if the company is sleeping, then RIPE could reclaim 
> the addresses.

Sorry, but this makes no sense whatever.

Nick