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Re: larger space was: Re: [NIC-....

  • From: Paul Ferguson
  • Date: Thu Feb 15 18:04:38 1996 
At 03:23 PM 2/15/96 -0500, Alan B. Clegg wrote:

>
>How exactly does a larger address space ease deployment of an ISP? 
>"Current thinking" of who?  Sure we should conserve space, but that was
>not my argument.  My argument is that small ISPs are *NOT* going to
>cooperate to get larger blocks.  They use any tactic to make themselves
>out to be 'larger fish' in that network bowl.  Ever seen a nasty catfight
>between small local ISPs?  I have.  Not pretty.  Cooperation?  Not likely. 
>

This is exactly the type of mentality that the address ownership
draft addresses, and without the word 'mandatory' appearing anywhere
in the text.

This attitude of non-cooperation is shameful. 

- paul