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Re: Allocation of IP Addresses

  • From: David R. Conrad
  • Date: Thu Mar 14 00:49:47 1996 
Hi,

>The answer is to have published, objective criteria, consistently applied, 
>with a defined appeal process and accountability.  

See the latest allocation policy draft -- it attempts to do that.
Comments on the draft would be welcome, see:

	draft-hubbard-registry-guidelines-00.txt

>It's hard to play by the 
>rules if you don't know what they are, and one has only to look at the /14 
>allocation to @Home to realize that the "slow start" rules do not apply to 
>everyone equally.

The @Home allocation was done outside of normal registry procedures by
the IANA directly.  InterNIC should not be held responsible for that
case.

Regards,
-drc