On Wed, Sep 15, 2021 at 5:08 PM Mark Andrews <[email protected]> wrote: > I got my first 4 blocks (1 class B, and 3 class C blocks (pre-CIDR) > in 4 different sites in 4 cities in 4 states) of addresses in ’88 (I > know the year because my NIC handle was MA88 and I had > noted that both where 88, a coincidence but just the same > memorable). Even then there where formal procedures. The > organisation was noted in whois. You where expected to keep > those records up to date. Yes, I know Jon did allocate some > addresses less formally but most of the pre-ARIN allocations > where formally recorded.
Hi Mark, That's a half-truth. There was no requirement for pre-ARIN organization names to be recorded anywhere other than ARIN. Only the point of contact (POC) needed a government-recognized existence. However there is a modern requirement for such organizations to have possessed a government-recorded existence. This creates a couple of nasty problems. First, a network can be hijacked by creating a modern government registration for the organization name. Second, where the organization's name has been retired in favor of another one (very common over the course of more than a quarter century), ARIN absolutely will not recognize the new name without establishing an adhesion contract with the registrant. Indeed, the last time I tried (today) ARIN wouldn't accept a change in postal address even when submitted by the recognized organization POC. The ARIN-online web form just "blinks" when I hit submit and nothing happens. So, this "expectation" to keep legacy registration records up to date is impeded by ARIN and has been impeded for some fraction of the last 20 years. That's true even when the registrant makes a good-faith effort to update ARIN as information changes. Regards, Bill Herrin -- William Herrin [email protected] https://bill.herrin.us/ _______________________________________________ ARIN-PPML You are receiving this message because you are subscribed to the ARIN Public Policy Mailing List ([email protected]). Unsubscribe or manage your mailing list subscription at: https://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/arin-ppml Please contact [email protected] if you experience any issues.
