Hello Saeed, To my knowledge it is possible for a customer to have assignments from 2 LIR's. if the customer is requesting ip space from LIR2, LIR2 should make sure that the customer will not use the ip space for the same purpose as the ip space from LIR1. for example, the customer can not address a host with ip space from both LIR1 and LIR2. How the customer will use the address space is specified in the addressingplan template. You should take this into account when evaluating the addressingplan template. What you describe below is not our policy. regards Marian Kruydenhof KPN Telecom, Netherlands -----Original Message----- From: SAEED KHADEMI [SMTP:saeed@vax.ipm.ac.ir] Sent: Monday, February 05, 2001 9:29 AM To: local-ir@ripe.net Subject: A Question [ Moderator note: changed local-ir@ripe.net -> lir-wg@ripe.net ] Hello, Dear coleagues, Please excuse me if this is not the right place for this kind of questions. I am working as a LIR hostmaster since 5 years ago. Due to the act of people of another LIR, a question has rised in my mind. And I want to know about any defined regulation in this regard. The Question: Is it legal that technical persons of one LIR, ask their customer to return other LIR assignments, because the customer has asked for new IP assignment? This has been accured many times. Customer having some IP assignments from LIR-1, are applying for new IP assignments from LIR-2. But people at LIR-2 are saying that if you want new IP assignments, you HAVE TO return LIR-1 assignments !!!!!!! Any comment? Kind Regards, IPM LOCAL REGISTRY, Tehran/Iran Saeed.