Re: Lightly used IP addresses

On Aug 13, 2010, at 10:36 AM, John Levine wrote:

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http://www.circleid.com/posts/psst_interested_in_some_lightly_used_ip_addres... Discuss. :-)

I don't entirely understand the process. Here's the flow chart as far as I've figured it out:

1. A sells a /20 of IPv4 space to B for, say, $5,000

2. A tells ARIN to transfer the chunk to B

3. ARIN says no, B hasn't shown that they need it

4. A and B say screw it, and B announces the space anyway

5. ???

R's, John

6. ARIN receives a fraud/abuse complaint that A's space is being used by B. 7. ARIN discovers that A is no longer using the space in accordance with their RSA 8. ARIN reclaims the space and A and B are left to figure out who owes what to whom.