Gert and all, Gert Doering wrote:
Hi,
On Thu, Oct 28, 2004 at 09:50:36PM -0700, Jeff Williams wrote:
Thanks for your explanation. So I guess this means two different policies because Afnic in this case "requested" such?
Every region has different policies.
I understand that every region has different policies. However isn't AFriNIC serviced via ARIN? And as such if all other RIR's have distinct policies, as well as distinct policy determination practices and/or policies for making policy determinations than it would seem logical that in AFriNIC's case it should have the same minimal allocation policy as ARIN does. If not, than I and still trying to understand why not, and than secondly what are the criterion for determining policy(s) are used that justifies a different minimal allocation policy for AFriNIC vs ARIN in this instance other than AFriNIC just asking for a different minimal allocation in an open and transparent manner. Is therefore by just asking, a minimal allocation policy for AFriNIC also applicable to other RIR's? If not, why not? If so, than is there any structure by which any allocation or other policies determined by. I hope that this ( See above ) was not too long winded for some, or any of you on this forum. But it seemed to me that the exchanges here were not being well understood, so I tried to break it down a little more detailed...
The part of the RIPE region that is going to be AfriNIC soon has a different policy from the "core" RIPE region, yes.
This was, as I said, mainly done to get all the parts of Africa "in line" with a common policy - both the LIRs served by RIPE today, as well as the LIRs served by ARIN today.
Interesting method of policy determination...
*All* policy is the way it is because the LIRs affected have requested it, and achieved consensus on it.
You can read up the discussion and the motivation behind the change in the mailing list and meeting archives.
It's not necessary to discuss this again now.
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