<html><head></head><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><blockquote type="cite"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">They can continue operating their network without submitting to RIPE NCC authority, without paying their RIPE NCC bills and without coordination and registration services provided by RIPE NCC. This can lead to split of the Internet or to dissolution of RIPE NCC and it could cause considerable operational problems.<br></font></blockquote><span></span><br><span>Good point and unfortunately is an argument for signing the RIPE records - I do not like this idea much ... </span><div><br><div>Thomas<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); font-size: medium; "><br></span></div></div></body></html>