IPv6 assignments to DNS root servers in the RIPE region

In message <C653AC166708D51195D600034723D865075BBB at cain.telindus.co.uk>, Guy Da
vies writes:

>Hi Gert,
>
>I think what Joao was suggesting was that if the nameserver had been
>in NASA's v6 block, then rapid renumbering would have made it viable
>to demand the whole block back from NASA when the nameserver was
>shutdown.  While this is nice in theory, I tend to agree with Randy
>that it is not very likely in reality for a huge organisation like
>NASA.

As I read it, it means that the root-server will get its own
allocation, and that allocation follows the rootserver around.

Sounds surprisingly reasonable to me.

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