[address-policy-wg] 2007-01 Last Call for Comments(Direct Internet Resource Assignments to End Users from the RIPE NCC)

Hi Frederic,

>> >   PI holders must maintain an up to date e-mail address with the RIPE
>> >   NCC. If they do not, the PI space will be returned to the unused
>> >   pool.
>>
>> How do you know if it's up to date - or even listened to? Best way is a
>> contract that says they pay a sum yearly. If the cheque doesn't arrive, 
>> or
>> bounces, you take the space back. A small sum like €100/year would 
>> suffice.
>
> i will give you 10000 bucks and during 100 years it will not what your
> problem, what the block became.

It still remains a problem. This proposal is not about the money. It is 
about responsible stewardship of internet resources. The way provider 
independent resources are handled now it is impossible to follow what is 
happening to those resources. Resources that are not in use anymore are lost 
because there is no way to check this, while other organisations might need 
those resources.

Policy proposal 2007-01 was introduced to solve this problem. With a 
contract between an LIR (or RIPE NCC) and the end user, we can follow the 
resource. We could check if it is still in use, if the usage still complies 
with the policies, etc.

- Sander