Policy Statement on Address Space Allocations

Miguel,

> > Would you assume that anyone whose address allocation follow
> > "the current address allocation policy of the IANA/InterNIC/RIPE NCC/AP-NIC"
> > is guaranteed 100% global Internet connectivity ?
> >
> 
> No one can assume anything in this fast moving world, but at least I
> assume the last A of 'IANA' means 'Authority' and not 'Anarchy'.

IANA is the *Naming and Addressing* Authority. But to the
best of my knowledge the IANA's authority is not sufficient to
guarantee Internet-wide connectivity.

> If the aim is global connectivity there must be some common rules everybody
> should follow. If someone has problems with them he can try to convince the
> authority/community to change them, but in a civilized way, without trying
> to impose anything to the rest of the world.

What do you think should be covered by the "common rules everybody
should follow", and who should be setting these rules ?

Yakov.