[address-policy-wg] RE: Private address space in IPv4 and IPv6 [was something irrelevantly titled]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: address-policy-wg-admin at ripe.net [mailto:address-policy-wg-
> admin at ripe.net] On Behalf Of Gert Doering
> Sent: Saturday, May 30, 2009 4:00 PM
> To: michael.dillon at bt.com
> Cc: address-policy-wg at ripe.net
> Subject: Re: [address-policy-wg] RE: Private address space in IPv4 and
> IPv6 [was something irrelevantly titled]
> 
> Hi,
> 
> On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 11:03:16AM +0100, michael.dillon at bt.com wrote:
> > A very large number of organizations depend on these
> > internetworks, and they would not be terribly happy if
> > ISPs would hijack the entire IP address space for their
> > own profits. But I think that the RIR boards understand
> > this and have no intention of changing the rules to
> > reserve IP addresses only for the public Internet.
> 
> Let me second that.
> 
> This has always been my understanding on the principles that govern
> the RIRs' operation - "provide unique numbers to the people that need
> unique numbers".  Be it IPv4, IPv6 or ASes.
No, because it has (providing the "numbers") the scope - the Internet,
If I want to create my own network, not connected to the scope, I don't
need to use any of rules of disconnected network. I'm surprised that you
are not understanding and differentiating that.
Maybe, following your thoughts, I could get the IP number for my pet?
Just to be more "connected" to the network? 
> 
 
> Gert Doering
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