Maybe they should? Or at least provide a database that is signed so that people can check what is getting announced vs what was really allocated at least off line. -----Original Message----- From: owner-nanog@merit.edu [mailto:owner-nanog@merit.edu] On Behalf Of Charles Gucker Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 9:06 PM To: Alain Hebert Cc: nanog@merit.edu Subject: Re: Issue AS and Subnet Announcment on BGP - Conflict with a major TelCO - 30h+ of route flapping unresolved <snip> ..... ARIN will not step in here. They allocate resources, they do not police or enforce those resources. charles