Hello Andrei, I'm not talking about lowering the allocation size. An allocation would still be at least a /19. I'm talking about the assignment window- the maximum a registry can assign without comming to the RIPE NCC for approval. Please see http://www.ripe.net/docs/ripe-185.html#toc39 for more information. Kind regards, Paula Caslav RIPE NCC "Andrei V Masalov" <amasalov@na.ptt.ru> writes: * -----Original Message----- * From: Paula Caslav <paula@ripe.net> * To: lir-wg@ripe.net <lir-wg@ripe.net> * Date: Wednesday, February 10, 1999 4:50 PM * Subject: lowering maximum assignment window * * * > * >Hi all, * > * >As we discussed in our audit report at the Local IR working group at * >the RIPE 32 meeting, we would like to propose a change in the maximum * >assignment window that a Registry can have. Currently an assignment * >window for a Registry can be anything between a 0 and a /19. The /19 * >assignment window, is a historical legacy. * > .... * * >Actually for most Registries, a /24 or /23 assignment window is * >enough, since they rarely make larger assignments than that. However, * >for the Registries that make more large customer assignments, having * >up to a /21 assignment window would allow them room to make most of * >these larger assignment without coming to us for approval. * > * >Please think about this proposal and give us any comments by the end of * >next week. * * * What about BGP announces which are less then /19? Many (if not all) of * the major providers (like C&W, SprintLink) are filtering them out, at least * for * the 195/8 block. * * ??? * * Kind regards, * Andrei Masalov * PTTNET. * *