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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: Impact of paying for address space
At 08:29 PM 12/23/97 -0500, Adam Rothschild wrote: > >However, looking at the high fees imposed by ARIN for address assignment, >I really hope this practice will not remain in its current form. As >anyone can clearly see, the fees are extremely high, and will surely cause >a raise in costs that are incurred by the end user in one way or another. Listen, many of us have already lived through the e-mail Jihad on the ARIN mailing list, so I really don't want to see this thread perpetuated here. Please, subscribe to the naipr list and have a blast, but please, not here. I would suggest that you take a little time, read the 'recommended reading' list assembled on the ARIN web pages, surf the naipr mailing list archives, etc. I would also suggest that you examine the fact that the Internet community in the European (RIPE) and Asia Pacific (APNIC) communities have been living with similar *service* models for a few years. > >Put simply, I would LOVE to hear some justification for the high fees >imposed by ARIN (in terms of administrative work on their end that is, not >considering the whole scarcity of addresses factor). They are a not-for-profit organization which must be self-sustaining. 'Nuff said. Happy Holidays, - paul
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