On 16 Sep 2022, at 2:21 PM, Aaron Wendel <aaron@wholesaleinternet.net> wrote:
I'm not trying to troll, this is a serious question:
Is there a formal agreement that says that all legacy resources will receive free registry services forever and ever or is it just an informal "That's how it was done”?
No formal agreement, but those involved in ARIN’s formation did indicate that at transition the existing registrations would be maintained without a need for agreement or fee. The ARIN Board has maintained that same position over the last 25 years – I’d expect that to continue similarly unless a strong reason emerged why that is no longer advisable and/or the community reached consensus on different approach. Thanks! /John John Curran President and CEO American Registry for Internet Numbers