[address-policy-wg] returning v4 resources in a post v4 world

On 13 Apr 2012, at 13:19, Chris wrote:

> transfers between lirs are subject to the same prerequisites as  
> allocations.

Yes. I have read the policy. However there are transfers and there are  
transfers. A formal transfer according to the policy is of course  
bound by those needs-based prerequisites. Address blocks sometimes  
need to be moved between LIRs without invoking that: no back-room  
deals or cheating either. You just don't call those moves a transfer,  
even though that's the end result.

Suppose a hypothetical IXP sells off its web hosting business. It  
keeps some IP addresses for itself and the rest go with the web  
hosting. The web customers can't be renumbered but they move to  
another company which might or might not be an existing LIR in the  
same service region. What sort of "needs-based address transfer" is  
that? This is a rhetorical question BTW.