On Wednesday, May 20, 1998 9:17 AM, Perry E. Metzger[SMTP:perry@piermont.com] wrote: @ @Eric Germann writes: @> There is a God. @ @Now if only someone could get him off of the IETF and nanog lists, and @maybe a few others... @ @.pm @ According to the APNIC Annual Report, the data base of information is not accurate[1]. Despite this, the APNIC received an additional allocation of over 16 million IPv4 addresses in April of 1997. That appears to be the same time that the APNIC paid the IANA $50,000 in service fees. This also appears to be at a time when the APNIC had not used the addresses it already had. Why does a private company like APNIC, set up in an off-shore haven like the Seychelles, and operating out of Tokyo, with apparently no taxes being paid to Japan[2], be allowed to obtain additional IPv4 address space with apparently no justification and an admission of poor record keeping while U.S. ISPs and other companies around the world are put through the ringer for a few IPv4 addresses ? Jim Fleming ================================================== http://teckla.apnic.net/annual_reports/1997/resource_status.htm#c4_1 Percentage Used ------------------------- 0% 61.x.x.x <-------- April 25, 1997 0% 169.208.x.x 0% 169.209.x.x 0% 169.210.x.x 0% 169.211.x.x 0% 169.212.x.x 0% 169.213.x.x 0% 169.214.x.x 0% 169.215.x.x 80% 202.x.x.x 80% 203.x.x.x 12% 210.x.x.x 12% 211.x.x.x @@@@ http://teckla.apnic.net/annual_reports/1997/financial_status.htm#c3_2 "Service fees which consisted of the APNIC payment of US $50,000 to the IANA in April, 1997;" @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ [1] @@@ http://teckla.apnic.net/annual_reports/1997/future_directions.htm#c6_1 "Database Cleanup The current registry database system is has significant amounts of incorrect data. This is a significant issue as the registry database is intended to be the location of authoritative information on which organizations control which resources. It is likely that unless the registry database system is revised, conflicts will arise when organizations attempt to obtain Internet connectivity with historically allocated resources but which no longer have up to date information in the registry database." @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ [2] @@@ http://teckla.apnic.net/annual_reports/1997/other_activities.htm#c5_2 "APNIC Headquarters Relocation Around first quarter 1997, APNIC began to investigate what would be required to hire additional staff for the APNIC office in Japan. After lengthy consultations with various organizations, it was established that the question of whether APNIC needed to pay tax in Japan was somewhat indeterminate. Specifically, according to two of three accountancy firms, APNIC should pay taxes, while the third indicated exactly the opposite. After significant discussion, it was decided to evaluate the costs of doing business in Japan vis-a-vis doing business in other Asia or Pacific Rim locations." @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ - Jim Fleming Unir Corporation - http://www.unir.net/IPv8 IPv8 - Designed for the Rest of the Human Race AM Radio Stations ---> http://www.DOT.AM