2 Oct
2009
2 Oct
'09
12:31 a.m.
ARIN has a MAY here, both for recovery and return-to-IANA. RIPE has a MUST here (it's still a "may" regarding recovery, but as soon as it is recovered, it MUST be returned to IANA). There appears to be a certain amount of doubt as to whether the wording has to be identical or merely substantially the same
< tact=off > < reality=on > underlying the words is substantial disagreement. arin policy wonks have zero intent to return any /8s recovered from the us military to the iana. and those /8s are specifically the subject of this lacnic proposal. randy