On Feb 12, 2026, at 10:04 AM, jay--- via NANOG <nanog@lists.nanog.org> wrote:
On 2/11/26 13:53, John Palmer via NANOG wrote:
ARIN is again being problematic. They are asking for a document showing that the company is in good standing. We attached the document but they refuse to accept it and are giving us the run-around. We already certified this back in 2024. The ARIN consultant simply went on the state website and was able to see the company was in good standing. Now they want a document that doesn't exist (state provides no such document).
We went through something very similar. Numerous mergers and acquisitions, some legacy space, and the cherry on top was that our company went through a name change in the middle of the process. Eventually we got through it.
The other two three orgs that we are trying to merge into our current OrgId - those may be a bit more difficult - being registered back when you sent Jon Postel an e-mail template to get space.
As was our oldest block.
Look, we are trying to give them MORE money (the fee will go up if we add those IP4 resources to our existing RSA). Hard to believe they are this difficult.
They are being "difficult" due to the many bad actors stealing legacy IPv4 space and selling it. Once IPv4 became a monetized commodity things have gotten really ugly. ARIN is protecting your interests, though sometimes it doesn't seem like it.
It's due diligence.
A "transfer lock" field on your IP blocks would do wonders here, same as domain registries. I mean, yes, presumably you would have to have a valid login to *set* that lock -- but it sounds like OP already has that, and isn't just saying "I have this old block that's only in RWHOIS". The other side of this coin is: is there any block for which this level of due diligence should NOT be performed? I don't think so, but if you have an asset you're managing, and perhaps even want to keep using in place, with the same ROA's/RDNS, this feels like a useful field to have. -Dan