Refuse een assignment because it 'cannot' be routed?

On Tue, 27 Feb 2001, Herbert Baerten wrote:

>> Now a customer would like to get a static ip but does not want the router,
>> large volume etc so he does not want to pay 4 times as much per month
>> (real-life example) just to get a static ip.

ONE static IP address? PA, I assume?

>> If the customers sends a RIPE-141 request to the ISP, can the ISP assign a
>> range but not route it to the customer?

... which would be extremely useful for ???

>> Can it refuse the request on the grounds that it cannot route the assigned
>> range to a dynamic ip?

... so, you want to rent a house and put a security guard on the entrance
door not allowing people who bought it to move in. Interesting ...

>> Or is the ISP obliged to assign a range and route it (no matter how,
>> presumably by assigning the customer a static ip anyway) ? With or without
>> additional (reasonable?) cost to the customer?

Well, there is no formal policy obligation for you to route the addresses
you assigned, but what would those addresses then be good for?

Regards,
Beri

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