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North America != Asia Pacific ergo: take it elsewhere. At 09:23 AM 5/20/98 -0500, Jim Fleming wrote: >On Wednesday, May 20, 1998 9:17 AM, Perry E. Metzger[SMTP:[email protected]] wrote: >@ >@Eric Germann writes: >@> There is a God. >@ >@Now if only someone could get him off of the IETF and nanog lists, and >@maybe a few others... >@ >@.pm >@ > >According to the APNIC Annual Report, the data base of information >is not accurate[1]. Despite this, the APNIC received an additional allocation >of over 16 million IPv4 addresses in April of 1997. That appears to be the >same time that the APNIC paid the IANA $50,000 in service fees. This also >appears to be at a time when the APNIC had not used the addresses it >already had. > >Why does a private company like APNIC, set up in an off-shore haven >like the Seychelles, and operating out of Tokyo, with apparently no taxes >being paid to Japan[2], be allowed to obtain additional IPv4 address space >with apparently no justification and an admission of poor record keeping >while U.S. ISPs and other companies around the world are put through >the ringer for a few IPv4 addresses ? > > >Jim Fleming > > >================================================== >http://teckla.apnic.net/annual_reports/1997/resource_status.htm#c4_1 > >Percentage >Used >------------------------- >0% 61.x.x.x <-------- April 25, 1997 >0% 169.208.x.x >0% 169.209.x.x >0% 169.210.x.x >0% 169.211.x.x >0% 169.212.x.x >0% 169.213.x.x >0% 169.214.x.x >0% 169.215.x.x >80% 202.x.x.x >80% 203.x.x.x >12% 210.x.x.x >12% 211.x.x.x > >@@@@ http://teckla.apnic.net/annual_reports/1997/financial_status.htm#c3_2 > >"Service fees which consisted of the APNIC payment of >US $50,000 to the IANA in April, 1997;" > >@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ > >[1] @@@ http://teckla.apnic.net/annual_reports/1997/future_directions.htm#c6_1 > >"Database Cleanup >The current registry database system is has significant amounts of >incorrect data. This is a significant issue as the registry database is intended >to be the location of authoritative information on which organizations control >which resources. It is likely that unless the registry database system is revised, >conflicts will arise when organizations attempt to obtain Internet connectivity >with historically allocated resources but which no longer have up to date >information in the registry database." > >@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ > >[2] @@@ http://teckla.apnic.net/annual_reports/1997/other_activities.htm#c5_2 > >"APNIC Headquarters Relocation > >Around first quarter 1997, APNIC began to investigate what would be required >to hire additional staff for the APNIC office in Japan. After lengthy consultations >with various organizations, it was established that the question of whether APNIC >needed to pay tax in Japan was somewhat indeterminate. Specifically, according >to two of three accountancy firms, APNIC should pay taxes, while the third indicated >exactly the opposite. After significant discussion, it was decided to evaluate the >costs of doing business in Japan vis-a-vis doing business in other Asia or Pacific >Rim locations." > >@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ >- >Jim Fleming >Unir Corporation - http://www.unir.net/IPv8 >IPv8 - Designed for the Rest of the Human Race >AM Radio Stations ---> http://www.DOT.AM > ============================================================================ ==== Eric Germann Computer and Communications Technologies [email protected] Van Wert, OH 45891 Phone: 419 968 2640 http://www.cctec.com Fax: 419 968 2641 Network Design, Connectivity & System Integration Services A Microsoft Solution Provider
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