What is the InterNIC policy on the sale of class Bs? -- From: Joseph T. Klein, Titania Corporation http://www.titania.net E-mail: jtk@titania.net Sent: 22:10:20 CST/CDT 03/09/97
The InterNIC's policy is what's stated in rFC2050. An organization must justify the utilization efficiency of address space. They need to justify it whether they request it from a regional registry, whether they buy it or whether they received it for Xmas. The way I look at it is, an organization received address space because of information they listed on an IP template. They had a requirement for this amount of IP numbers. Even if they received it long ago when it was easier to get addresses, they still had to show some kind of requirement. If they no longer have a requirement for the address, they should return it. Yes, I know many (David and Geoff:-)) are probably calling me Pollyanna right about now and it is true that most companies won't return it if they think they can sell it. But I think having a procedure in place to at least begin reclaiming addresses from those organizations that are no longer in business can only help matters. Kim