[members-discuss] VL: IP transfer (in)security

On Mon May 14, 2018 at 10:00:53AM +0000, Thomas A. Bibb wrote:
> IPv4 is still widely used and mores to the point that adoption is somewhat lacking
> due to major access networks not deploying v6.

I don't disagree it is used but that is not going to make more available.

v6 is being rolled out in large access networks and looks to be moving quickly -
https://www.google.com/intl/en/ipv6/statistics.html

Has everyone asking for v4 reclamation rolled out 100% v6 in their network? If not
then get on with that first.

> Simply responding with ???time better spent rolling out v6??? isn't an answer, the
> community is looking for a half way house, an interim solution to ease the woes of v4 policy.

There is no half way house interim solution, that's what we've had for the last
10+ years, anyone who didn't get their act together in that time blew it. Yes it
sucks to be starting now but they are not totally stuck as they can buy space from
others and that needs to be included in any new business plan before starting (and
they still get a new LIR /22 to help them along).

> I don???t think any one is saying we shouldn???t deploy v6 nor that they want
> to continue and use v4 despite the looming depletion.

That's the point I was responding to -

> > On 14 May 2018, at 10:49, Brandon Butterworth <hostmaster at bogons.net> wrote:
> > On Mon May 14, 2018 at 08:20:35AM +0000, Janarthanan Sundaram wrote:
> >> I think we should prioritize on on point two: what to do with unused blocks.
> > 
> > Why? This has been discussed many times, there is little space in unused blocks
> > and if it was possible to liberate it (unlikely without a legal fight)
> > it would probably run out in less time than it took to get it.

regards,
brandon