> On Sep 22, 2021, at 17:49 , Mike Burns <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Hi Bill,
> 
> Ok, I got it now.
> 
> Well, I suppose we could concern ourselves with Lessors getting around policy 
> through tunnels that technically provide connections but don't carry much 
> traffic.
> I think that words like "primary" and "majority" would be difficult to apply 
> and would require more thought in multi-homed environments.
> 
> However, like the routing table pollution issue, it's besides the point. 
> Any interested Lessor wouldn't bother, they would just purchase RIPE 
> addresses for this purpose.

Amusingly, they don’t even have to purchase “RIPE” addresses… They can purchase 
ARIN addresses (or LACNIC or APNIC) into RIPE via the inter-RIR transfer 
policies.

> And anyway, this would simply lock in the big networks and lucky incumbents 
> as the only Lessors allowed in the market.
> I contend that reducing this population to big networks and lucky incumbents 
> isn't likely to benefit Lessees in the market.

I don’t think Bill seeks to benefit lessees. I think he prefers to shaft 
lessors and lessees in favor of allowing price-gouging ISPs to be the exclusive 
and only LIRs.

Owen


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