[coms] Return of Legacy Space

Hello Niall,

Thank you for your feedback. Here is the list of prefixes involved:

128.201.0.0/16
131.196.0.0/16
137.59.0.0/16
139.26.0.0/16
139.28.0.0/16
139.5.0.0/16
144.168.0.0/16
147.78.0.0/16
149.248.0.0/16
150.107.0.0/16
150.129.0.0/16
150.242.0.0/16
152.89.0.0/16
154.16.0.0/16
161.123.0.0/16
192.140.1.0-192.144.73.255
192.144.78.0-192.145.230.255

Regards,

Nick Hyrka
Communications Manager
RIPE NCC

On 3/14/12 6:01 PM, Niall O'Reilly wrote:
> 	Thanks for this announcement, Axel.
> 
> 	I welcome it and have some comments, made in a personal capacity and
> 	specifically not to be taken as representing or prejudicing the
> 	position of my employer, either actual or future.
> 
> On 14 Mar 2012, at 16:28, Axel Pawlik wrote:
> 
>> 1,368,576 IPv4 addresses were removed from the available pool of IPv4 address space on 14 March, 2012.
> 
> 	May I suggest announcing the prefixes involved on ripe-list at ripe.net.
> 	This would not only achieve a reasonable approximation to full disclosure, 
> 	but also provide protection against any error which might cause trouble.
> 
>> It is intended that any IPv4 legacy space returned to the RIPE NCC will be placed in IANA's Recovered IPv4 Pool.
> 
> 	Fine.
> 
>> Until now, legacy space returned to the RIPE NCC has been returned to the RIPE NCC's IPv4 available pool but is not re-distributed.
> 
> 	Good to know (or be reminded of).
> 
>> By removing the legacy space from the RIPE NCC's IPv4 available pool, a more accurate overview of the actual space that can be distributed can be seen.
> 
> 	This improved accuracy is much to be desired, I think.
> 
>> As legacy space was distributed before the RIR system was introduced,
>> the RIPE NCC does not have any policy governing the re-distribution of
>> returned legacy space. We believe that placing this legacy space in the IANA's Recovered IPv4 Pool for redistribution to the RIRs will contribute to the future well-being of the Internet.
> 
> 	Makes sense to me.
> 
> 
> 	Best regards,
> 	Niall O'Reilly
> 
> 
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