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Re: Looking to buy IPv4 addresses from class C swamp

  • From: Joe Abley
  • Date: Mon Apr 28 14:54:42 2003 
On Monday, Apr 28, 2003, at 12:10 Canada/Eastern, Stephen Sprunk wrote:


Thus spake <[email protected]>

Our client wants to purchase a number of IPv4 addresses.  Yes we
know ARIN allocates them but many people have had problems
routing the new addresses and we don't have the time for those sort
of problems.

Have you tried APNIC?
Out of the frying pan, into the fire. A significant number of endpoints
block all APNIC /8's due to spam. Perhaps RIPE?
I've heard of a few US government network operators who have attempted to block "chinanet" by refusing all traffic from 202/7, but I certainly haven't noticed widespread problems sending mail from addresses within 202/8 and 203/8 (although I have done no systematic testing).

What is a "significant number"?

Is this really a widespread problem, or is it just an enduring myth?


Joe