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Nick Hyrka
nick at ripe.net
Thu Mar 15 11:07:19 CET 2012
Hello Niall, Thank you for your feedback. Here is the list of prefixes involved: 128.201.0.0/16 131.196.0.0/16 137.59.0.0/16 139.26.0.0/16 139.28.0.0/16 139.5.0.0/16 144.168.0.0/16 147.78.0.0/16 149.248.0.0/16 150.107.0.0/16 150.129.0.0/16 150.242.0.0/16 152.89.0.0/16 154.16.0.0/16 161.123.0.0/16 192.140.1.0-192.144.73.255 192.144.78.0-192.145.230.255 Regards, Nick Hyrka Communications Manager RIPE NCC On 3/14/12 6:01 PM, Niall O'Reilly wrote: > Thanks for this announcement, Axel. > > I welcome it and have some comments, made in a personal capacity and > specifically not to be taken as representing or prejudicing the > position of my employer, either actual or future. > > On 14 Mar 2012, at 16:28, Axel Pawlik wrote: > >> 1,368,576 IPv4 addresses were removed from the available pool of IPv4 address space on 14 March, 2012. > > May I suggest announcing the prefixes involved on ripe-list at ripe.net. > This would not only achieve a reasonable approximation to full disclosure, > but also provide protection against any error which might cause trouble. > >> It is intended that any IPv4 legacy space returned to the RIPE NCC will be placed in IANA's Recovered IPv4 Pool. > > Fine. > >> Until now, legacy space returned to the RIPE NCC has been returned to the RIPE NCC's IPv4 available pool but is not re-distributed. > > Good to know (or be reminded of). > >> By removing the legacy space from the RIPE NCC's IPv4 available pool, a more accurate overview of the actual space that can be distributed can be seen. > > This improved accuracy is much to be desired, I think. > >> As legacy space was distributed before the RIR system was introduced, >> the RIPE NCC does not have any policy governing the re-distribution of >> returned legacy space. We believe that placing this legacy space in the IANA's Recovered IPv4 Pool for redistribution to the RIRs will contribute to the future well-being of the Internet. > > Makes sense to me. > > > Best regards, > Niall O'Reilly > > > >
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