On Sun, 9 Mar 1997, Brett L. Hawn wrote:
On Sun, 9 Mar 1997, Michael Dillon wrote:
I think you miss my point, since the ARIN is for all intents and purposes selling address space, who are they to say no?
But ARIN is *NOT* selling address space. That is not the intent of ARIN nor is it the purpose of ARIN. With that thought in mind, try reading through the material at http://www.arin.net once again.
Been there, read that, and I still say they're selling space, leasing space, auctioning space, etc. Fact of the matter is they are _CHARGING MONEY_ (not bannana peels) for services rendered. Their services are to hand out IP space and maintain databases, therefor they are SELLING space.
Here in Western Canada, when a piece of real estate is sold you have to pay a registration fee to the Land Titles office to register the transfer of ownership. This registration has the same legal force as a deed does in Eastern Canada. However, in spite of the fact that the Land Titles office is _CHARGING MONEY_ for services rendered, they are *NOT* selling real estate. I think ARIN is in a similar position with regard to IP address space as the Land Titles office. Of course like any analogy it should not be pushed too far, but I should note that there are situations in which the land titles office will not accept the transfer of ownership for any one of a number of reasons, thus they are applying a policy that has been set down by the community which they service. Michael Dillon - Internet & ISP Consulting Memra Software Inc. - Fax: +1-250-546-3049 http://www.memra.com - E-mail: michael@memra.com