You should be able to sell the /24 for $15-20 bucks an IP so I'd just pay the fee then get a broker to market it for you and flog it off if you're not using it.
On Wed, 1 Mar 2023 at 12:55, Greg Keogh <gfke...@gmail.com> wrote: > Your replies have confirmed the situation. I didn't realise a IPv4 > hunt-and-reclaim was going on, and now they've found me, and I can't get > off their radar, and they call the shots, and I'll have to roll over and > give-up the range I used to own. If I don't join and pay then the range > apparently becomes "disabled" from any use. So you have no choice but to > surrender (or just hang on to the dead C block out of spite). If it cost > $15 a year to keep the range then I'd pay (it's not even worth that), but > *$500* ! > > In any other case I would call this theft and extortion. > > *Greg K* > > On Wed, 1 Mar 2023 at 13:35, Dr Greg Low via ozdotnet < > ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com> wrote: > >> Yep, the major ISPs ran out of IPv4 space ages ago. I note that I can no >> longer get an v4 IP when using any mobile service that has Telstra >> underneath it. And of course that’s a world of entertainment for systems >> that I need to connect to that have IP v4 allow lists. >> >> >> >> I’m sure they’re mopping up all the class Cs as they can. I’ll bet they >> did the class B and class A ones ages ago. >> >> >> >> In the end, whoever owns the routing at the upper levels gets to call the >> shots. >> >> >> >> Regards, >> >> >> >> Greg >> >> >> >> Dr Greg Low >> >> >> >> 1300SQLSQL (1300 775 775) office | +61 419201410 mobile >> >> SQL Down Under | Web: https://sqldownunder.com | About Greg: >> https://about.me/greg.low >> >> >> >> *From:* David Connors via ozdotnet <ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com> >> *Sent:* Wednesday, 1 March 2023 1:29 PM >> *To:* ozDotNet <ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com> >> *Cc:* David Connors <da...@connors.com> >> *Subject:* Re: [OT] APNIC charges for historical resources >> >> >> >> Greg, >> >> >> >> Historical objects were always free but they made you bring them into a >> paid basis whenever you needed additional IP space or a new AS number or >> something. That happened to us years ago. Once you're on that train you >> can't get off. >> >> >> >> They must be rounding up the stragglers like you. :) >> >> >> >> David. >> >> >> >> On Wed, 1 Mar 2023 at 07:41, Greg Keogh via ozdotnet < >> ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com> wrote: >> >> Folks, It's almost Friday... >> >> >> >> I just received an email from APNIC to tell me that a class C IP block >> I've owned for 27 years is now under their control and I will be charged >> $500/year to keep this *historical* resource that was created before >> APNIC existed. See Maintenance Fee Change >> <https://help.apnic.net/s/article/historical-fee-change>. Has anyone >> else received a similar notification? >> >> >> >> My thoughts were: this is either kidnapping, extortion or a "protection >> racket", or all three. >> >> >> >> I'm reminded of the 1990s when Melbourne IT were effectively selling the >> dictionary for a minimum ~$135 per domain name, and special words like >> "realestate" or "sales" etc were up for the highest bidder at eye-watering >> prices. Ah, the days of the Internet boom...! >> >> >> >> I'd like to write an official complaint about APNIC's money-grubbing scam >> to someone, but who? The ACCC is a toothless tiger. There is a federal >> ombudsman, but would APNIC be on their radar? >> >> >> >> Cheers, >> >> *Greg K* >> >> -- >> ozdotnet mailing list >> To manage your subscription, access archives: >> https://codify.mailman3.com/ >> >> -- >> ozdotnet mailing list >> To manage your subscription, access archives: >> https://codify.mailman3.com/ >> >
