On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 2:37 PM, John Curran <jcur...@arin.net> wrote: > Imagine for a moment that you had quite a few > unneeded addresses and the upheaval also meant > no pesky policy constraints on your monetization efforts - > would you then view it as having some benefit? You just > might not have the right perspective to appreciate the > potential up$ide...
In this view, then, the "benefit" of independent, fragmented WHOIS databases and API access to IN-ADDR DNS zones is that addresses could be traded outside of RIR policy. It seems to me that RIR policy would need to change to allow such third-party databases to publish delgation data to DNS/WHOIS. Since this is the case, end-user advocates of such system should simply argue in favor of eliminating any justification for transfer recipients. In this case, ARIN would naturally supply the same DNS and WHOIS service they do to allocation-holders today. I still see no tangible benefit to third-party DNS/WHOIS databases, except to the operators of those databases. The up$ide seems to be entirely in favor of new database operators, not existing stakeholders. -- Jeff S Wheeler <j...@inconcepts.biz> Sr Network Operator / Innovative Network Concepts
