In any case, it is not important how the message gets communicated to ARIN. What is important is for network operators to *TELL* ARIN what they need ARIN
is arin the problem here? or are 'lazy'/'dumb'/'mistaken'/'poorly informed' admins the problem?
ARIN is not part of the problem, but ARIN *IS* part of the solution. If ARIN was really a functional organization, i.e. driven by its members, then we wouldn't even be talking about this here. It would have been done long ago. However, ARIN today is a very dysfunctional organization. Most ARIN members seem to view ARIN as a distant regulatory agency to whom they must regularly burn incense and make sacrifices in order for the ARIN gods to bestow IP addresses upon the unworthy network operator. The result is that there is little participation by ARIN members in monitoring and governing ARIN. And therefore, ARIN does what it has always done without changing or innovating. Is this bad? Yes, it is bad that so many ARIN members remain at arms length. It is bad that so many ARIN members do not understand ARIN and do not drive ARIN towards better meeting the needs of the IP network operations industry. It is bad that so many network operators fear ARIN and think that ARIN carries a big stick like the FCC. The fault is not with the people involved in ARIN; the fault is with the majority of IP network operators who do not get involved with ARIN. --Michael Dillon