On 25 Jul 2022, at 4:58 PM, William Herrin <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: ... That gets murky but the bottom line is there's no clear grant of authority for ARIN to make unilateral changes to legacy database while there is a clear assignment of responsibility to indefinitely operate that database as a condition of taking over the InterNIC function from the U.S. government.
Bill - ARIN making unilateral changes on an ad-hoc basis? I certainly would hope not. However, if you are referring changes made accordingly to the policies established by the community, that’s an entirely different matter – and actually fundamental as to why the transition to ARIN – "Creation of ARIN will give the users of IP numbers (mostly Internet service providers, corporations and other large institutions) a voice in the policies by which they are managed and allocated within the North American region.” Internet Moves Toward Privatization, National Science Foundation, June 1997 <https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=102819> If you’re a legacy resource holder, it’s best to recognize that ARIN’s formation was precisely so that you could gain the ability to participate & gain a voice in policy development for management of the registry (as opposed to having it set by some US government contractor or bureaucrat.) i.e. it’s a lot less murky than you suggest. Thanks! /John John Curran President and CEO American Registry for Internet Numbers
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