I strongly agree with this sentiment.Even in an unrealistic, parallel universe where every operator who deploys ULA address space actually follows the requirement to generate a random identifier, they must never announce that space on the public Internet, even if their circumstances change. Circumstances always change, and often in ways that were unforeseen. A previously-private network that wishes to become partially or wholly public should be able to do so without renumbering and without NAT'ing.
I am in favor of resource policy that makes GUA more attractive than ULA, or, in the absence of such policy, avoiding resource policy that makes GUA less attractive than ULA, all else being equal.
On 2026-06-28 17:04, John Osmon wrote:
On Thu, Jun 25, 2026 at 03:29:15PM -0700, William Herrin wrote:Should they have to be for use on the Internet with off-Internet uses expected to use something like ULA? Or are off-Internet uses just as qualified as Internet uses?I'm a proponent for unique address space at all times. Even an "off-Internet" network might need to interconnect with a new network (or, even, the Internet). Allowing unique address assignment means that if (when) such interconnection occurs, the formerly private network can coexist. _______________________________________________ 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://urldefense.com/v3/__https://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/arin-ppml__;!!IBzWLUs!Tlv474uyjT1aSrt6XoeJxncrs8PUoRbpTZa2n0g1Z9iM9JHNLDPptWEj0cy0OxfLf7TXoZFmmYas_S0guXOO$ Please contact [email protected] if you experience any issues.
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