New Document available: RIPE-233

John, Joao,

On Tue, May 28, 2002 at 07:19:31AM -0700, John L Crain wrote:
> 
> Isn't the whole policy in itself is a single, and to be a very clearly 
> defined, exception?
> 
> So if we have to make this one exception because of the issues stated, i.e. 
> difficulty in renumbering  etc. Why not make the exception in such a manner 
> that the address block is
> allocated to the specific root-server and stays with that root server, no 
> matter where it goes?
> 
> The idea of having them possibly need to renumber, when they move, be 
> treated just like any other network (or LIR) to my mind defeats a large 
> part of the point of the exception.

I agree. In addition, just like we asked the registries to use a
single block of addresses worldwide for exchange points, it seems to
make sense to do the same thing (but a different block!) for rootname
servers. Would it not be possible to coordinate such a block with the
other RIRs ?!?

David K.
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