[address-policy-wg] Re: Easy to remember IP-address

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> I don't think there's any policy which states that the RIPE NCC can't do
> this.  On the other hand, there may be operational reasons why they
> wouldn't: preferential treatment and assignment of potentially polluted
> address ranges being two that immediately spring to mind.

For Sergey really, sorry Nick

This whole vanity address idea is complete nonsense and shouldn't be 
entertained for a second.  You'll get what you're given allocation-wise, 
though it's possible you'd be fortunate and get something memorable from 
the swamp I guess if someone's feeling nice- and then 'normal' space for 
the rest of your PA

As far as I can gather there was cold hard cash exchanging hands for 
8.8.8.8 and 4.4.4.4 - fine for some people and in the ARIN region it's a 
lot more liberal in that sense, but really I should think that RIPE have 
more pressing matters to deal with instead of trying to find a perhaps 
nonexistent clause that prevents you from wasting good peoples time

It's a bad idea to set a precedent here, surely?