[address-policy-wg] new policy idea for PA allocations

The point is quite simple - why bother being strict in allocating small
blocks when in the end you're going to hand them over to a single
request anyway. I don't want anyone filing a request that cleans out the
cupboard in one go. If that's what the community wants, fine. But
somehow I don't think so. We can also do a 'one size fits all' trick, or
how about saying any organization (note that I'm not saying LIR here) is
not allowed more than x% of the TOTAL space in that RIR region?

Those /18s are not going to save BT or any other super-duper-large LIR
from drowning but they might have a significant impact on the less
gigantic or maybe, shock, new entrants.

Or maybe we should just allow the space to run out as quickly as we can
so new mechanisms can establish themselves de facto, rather than arguing
about the inevitable.

(yes that's a 2007-08 reference)

Best,


Remco

-----Original Message-----
From: matthew.ford at bt.com [mailto:matthew.ford at bt.com] 
Sent: donderdag 7 augustus 2008 12:13
To: Remco van Mook; shane at time-travellers.org
Cc: address-policy-wg at ripe.net
Subject: RE: [address-policy-wg] new policy idea for PA allocations

Remco, 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: address-policy-wg-admin at ripe.net 
> [mailto:address-policy-wg-admin at ripe.net] On Behalf Of Remco van Mook
> Sent: 07 August 2008 10:12
> Subject: RE: [address-policy-wg] new policy idea for PA allocations
> 
> > Could someone submit another request immediately afterwards though,
> > since current policies are based on need?
> 
> That's why I referred to the 80% rule in my mail - if you 
> again qualify
> for another allocation you can come back for one. If that's immediate,
> it's immediate. 

What's the point? If I qualify for a /15 and I want a /15 but all the
RIR has available is a bunch of /18s, I'll take those /18s. That sucks
but it doesn't suck as much as if I have to make 8 applications to get
those /18s.


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