On 22/11/2013 13:27, Randy Bush wrote:
Actually, in practice, I believe both AfriNIC and LACNIC (and not ARIN) require requesters to assert, at least during request time, they will be using the address space allocated from the respective RIR free pools in-region. if you believe in the regional monopoly koolaid, then one can make a case for getting space from a region in which one operates. and i can even see an expectation that it will be used in that region, though not solely in that region. and not with an anyone saying what routing announcements one can make where.
I am reasonably certain that to answer Nick's original question: there is an assumption that RIPE NCC members will be operating in the RIPE NCC service region but that there are no strictures on where they announce prefixes or what size, colour or creed such prefixes should be. From a purely pragmatic point of view this would be a nightmare to police and I can do without any further nightmares. Nigel