Hi, On Thu, Nov 09, 2023 at 12:59:43PM +0000, Kurtis Lindqvist wrote:
Keep in mind that IANA maintains all technical parameter registries, and assigns all protocol numbers and technical parameters. For reasons of separation they have a standalone budget. One could argue that risk that required this separation are less today, but personally I think that they are perhaps even greater now than then.
My personal view is that the contribution to IANA / ICANN probably is justified for RIPE NCC and its members. The alternatives might well be cheaper, but perhaps not as palatable.
I do understand the importance of IANA. But I also see the amount of numbers that are being maintained, at least for the RIR system, and they hardly justify a multi-million US$ budget. But I can accept Lutz' reasoning for the existence of IANA / ICANN. Gert Doering -- NetMaster -- have you enabled IPv6 on something today...? SpaceNet AG Vorstand: Sebastian v. Bomhard, Michael Emmer Joseph-Dollinger-Bogen 14 Aufsichtsratsvors.: A. Grundner-Culemann D-80807 Muenchen HRB: 136055 (AG Muenchen) Tel: +49 (0)89/32356-444 USt-IdNr.: DE813185279