Leo, On Fri, Jul 11, 2008 at 12:56:11AM -0700, Leo Vegoda wrote:
On 10/07/2008 11:58, "Shane Kerr" <shane@time-travellers.org> wrote:
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If people are unwilling to sign a contract which basically says, "I am using this address space", then take their space back. It's not scary, really.
Revokation is a good thing.
What would you propose the RIPE NCC do with revoked address space assignments? Should they just keep them in a "sin bin" or should they allocate or assign the address space to other network operators?
[ Warning: I should not be attempting to design process in a mailing list, but I can't help myself. :( ] Fortunately there are no secrets in the routing table! So, it is easy to see if any given space is being routed or not. The only time there is a problem is if revoked space is still being routed by someone. If so, then there are reasonable actions that can be taken to stop this, such as calling them and their peers and explaining the space should no longer be routed. Remember, the only thing that a PI address space holder needs to do is sign a contract with the RIPE NCC saying "I am the holder of this PI space", so it should not cause any fuss. Can someone come up with a scenario where this would be difficult or impossible for some individual or organization? Cheers, -- Shane