[address-policy-wg] Registry - not a policy proposal

Rob Blokzijl wrote:

Just a couple of comments....


Ref. Section 5, "comprehensive":

>From a "consumer's" point of view, the RIPE NCC Address Registry should
return a valid answer about the status of *all* addresses in the IPv4 space.

The answer will necessarily be different, depending on the status of the
address block and the authority regarding the answer.

For those addresses, which are authoritatively managed by other RIRs, there
should be an indication where to find "better" information. We are already
pretty far down that path :-)


Ref. Section 5, "correct":

I think we shoukd find a better term than "actual use" :-) The registry imho
is not in a position to rate or document the use of the address space, just
the authorized holdership.

This also relates to the Disincentives listed.


Ref. Section 6, "Disincentives / cost":

Proposal: "The cost should not be excessive|unreasonable in relation to
the benefits for the Internet community."

My reasoning here is that we cannot compare cost against (perceived) benefit
and that the individual perception may be pretty extreme when it comes to
payments :-)


Thanks to the authors for taking the lead!
Wilfried.