IPv6 policy and Supernational-LIRs

In message <20020529104819.I13918 at Space.Net>, Gert Doering writes:

>Won't really solve anything - it will just move the question to "who is
>entitled to get an AS number?" and "do we really want to see 32 bit AS 
>numbers?".

Considering that we are running out of 16 bit numbers, and considering
that no other viable multihoming option has been found yet in either of
IPv4 and IPv6, I think 32bit AS numbers are a foregone conclusion...

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