Address space for individuals

On Sun, 22 May 1994 23:07:50 +0200 (MET DST) you said:
>
>Hank, I feel you are really mixing up two issues:
>
>	- DNS registration
>
>	- IP registry of last resort
>
>It is really difficult to see where the large cost factor is
>in the first case (if I counted correctly co.il contains 91
>domains, really peanuts from a resource usage point of view).
>
>In the second case, real personel costs -do- exist, since a lot
>of applicants will expect free consulting and will argue end-
>lessly about how much address space they need using up personel
>time (and nerves).
>
>Simon

In my case it is the opposite.  The large personnel costs are for DNS rather
than for IP.  Those that connect have no idea what DNS is, none whatsoever
about bind, nameservice, primary and secondary nameservers, how to structure
their own internal domain space, etc.  I have had lots of Novell networks
wanting connectivity and then you need to explain to them about LAN
Workplace for DOS, LAN Workgroup or Netwire IP and how each fits into the
DNS way of things.  The personnel time is roughly 5:1 for DNS vs IP
allocation in my country.
                         Hank