On Fri, May 26, 2017 at 3:32 PM, Ronald F. Guilmette <[email protected]> wrote:
> > In message <[email protected]>, > David Huberman <[email protected]> wrote: > > >In short, there is an argument that the SWIP rules are no-op now. So to > answer > >your question directly; what do you do? Nothing. Those days are long gone > >and ARIN has other focuses now. > > So, let me see if I understand this... > > ARIN doesn't, can't, and most probably won't either enforce the existing > (IPv4) SWIP rules, nor, for that matter, any new SWIP rules that may be > drafted and/or promulgated with respect to IPv6. Is that about the size > of it? > Pretty much, unless someone comes up with a new method of enforcing SWIP rules. Some of the discussions with law enforcement could eventually result in such carrots or sticks, but no one has proposed any specifics yet. > > If so, then color me perplexed. I'm not at all sure that I grasp the > reason(s) why people on this list are spending/investing time and energy > discussing and debating some new draft rule for IPv6 that also and likewise > won't ever actually be enforced. > Am I missing something? > No, this proposal isn't drafting a new rule, but rather relaxing an existing one that mostly isn't being observed or enforced, so that people who follow the rules and those who don't are on a level playing field. -Scott
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