[lir-wg] AS Number Policy

>>   But, to come back to another comment: we're discussing details of
>>   routing configuration (because that's "easy"?) but I haven't seen any
>>   comment yet on my question on price/effort vs. (expected) result ratio
>>   (maybe because it's a bit more difficult? ;-).
>
>I am not sure this has anything to do with routing configuration vs 
>pricing.

  I agree.

>It has to do with application of AS-numbers and who are entiled to
>get/have one.
>
>- kurtis -

  My point is that any attempt to actively reclaim AS#s is going to *cost
  money*, both on the NCC's end as well as on the community's end.
  
  And as many(?) of the ASs which we are presumably talking about have
  been distributed _before_ the RIRs have been established, there is
  probably no (longer) a direct AS#/LIR/RIR (i.e. funding) relationship.
  And even if, we are talking about *our* (the LIRs') money!
  
  That's the reason why I'd like to find out about the expected cost, and
  even more about any educated guess relating to the number of ASs that
  can likely be reclaimed. And what a difference that number would make in
  the context of avoiding the introduction of AS#s with more than 16 bits.
  
  I hope I was able this time to get my point across ?
  
  Wilfried.