9 Apr
2010
9 Apr
'10
1:34 p.m.
Owen, On Apr 9, 2010, at 7:07 AM, Owen DeLong wrote:
No, ARIN is not a regulator. Regulators have guns or access to people with guns to enforce the regulations that they enact. ARIN has no such power.
I'm a little confused on the distinction you're making. Today, ARIN can remove whois data/reverse delegations as a way of enforcing 'regulations'. In the future, assuming RPKI is deployed, ARIN could, in theory, revoke the certification of a resource. While not a gun, these are means of coercion. Are you being literal when you say "gun" or figurative? Regards, -drc