On Sun, 5 May 2002, Bill Woodcock wrote:
> What is the generally accpted timeframe for renumbering? My reading of > ARIN policy would seem to imply at least 30 days.
I'm not sure it's fair to say that there's an "accepted timeframe" per se... I've seen 30 days. I've more commonly seen 90 days. I've seen 18 months. I've also seen immediate, like happened to you, when the customer stops paying and leaves on hostile terms. In short, you can't expect anything from someone you're not willing to pay, and who has no future prospect of doing business with you again. If you want a longer period to renumber, pay them for it.
Well how am I supposed to arrange a payment on a Sunday afternoon? As well I'd say I've already paid them more than enough to use their IPs - I never brought up a BGP session with them and never passed a single packet to them. I'm surprised to hear that such extortion techniques are considered acceptable. -Ralph