On May 29, 2012, at 2:10 PM, David Conrad wrote:
On May 29, 2012, at 8:42 AM, John Curran wrote:
It is possible that the goals in RFC 2050 are worth reevaluating (in light of IPv4 runout, the nature of IPv6, etc.) but the community has yet to perform that task and so it should not be surprising in the meantime that some policy discussions in the regions may take into consideration more than simply the single goal of ensuring uniqueness.
I was, of course, speaking of the historical RIRs that focused on being registries. As I stated, policies change.
David - I believe that both presently and historically the RIR communities have considered the goals of "conservation" and "routability" in addition to uniqueness. RFC 2050 is, after all, a historic document. With regards to "policies change", if you believe there should be a new registry model where registries consist solely of providing uniqueness and address block contact information, that does indeed appear to be a change in policy and I'd suggest submitting to the appropriate fora. Thanks! /John John Curran President and CEO ARIN