[BULK] Re: [address-policy-wg] 2007-08 New Draft Document Published (Enabling Methods for Reallocation of IPv4 Resources)

michael.dillon at bt.com wrote:
> Any market for IPv4 addresses will only exist for a short time, and high
> prices which would justify this type of sale will exist for an even
> shorter time. It is just not that expensive to transition to IPv6. Most
> of the cost nowadays, lies in development of a fully transparent
> IPv4-IPv6 Internet access service. That work is now being done openly by
> many companies, and when the IPv4 shortage starts to be felt, most
> companies will be in a position to roll out IPv6 without excessive
> costs.
>   
I share your opinions on the likely length of existence for this market, 
which is why I see no great harm in the proposal and even less 
likelihood of governments and regulators getting involved. The intention 
is provide a short period of IPv4 fluidity to ease transition to IPv6.

Nigel