Hi, On Mon, Oct 01, 2001 at 05:38:53PM +0200, Michael van Elst wrote:
until RIPE NCC requested to remove these records because it conflicted with their 'overlapping assignment validation'-tool. RIPE NCC never understood the reasoning behind the multi-level allocations and I still remember the fruitless discussions with RIPE hostmasters from that time.
I do not see the need to introduce new registry types or structures unless you believe that 'selling the right to assign IP addresses to entities down the hierarchy' is a valid reason.
But you just named a reason: to be able to document where a certain network block "went to", and to document the allocation/assignment hierarchy in a transparent way without upsetting the NCC's tools. Gert Doering -- NetMaster -- SpaceNet AG Mail: netmaster@Space.Net Joseph-Dollinger-Bogen 14 Tel : +49-89-32356-0 80807 Muenchen Fax : +49-89-32356-299