We’re talking about a single /24. Use it for whatever research value it has and then put it out to pasture along with the rest of this antiquated addressing.
My $0.02. Owen > On May 21, 2015, at 12:45 , David Huberman <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Dean, <> > > Thank you for your excellent reply. > > I am all for working together to identify a way to get 1.2.3.0/24 into the > hands of a network operator who can do good things with it. The prefix is > trapped in APNIC right now with nowhere to go, and it’s time to set it free. > > More ideas everyone! We can have a great discussion about it, here and in > Jakarta. > > /david > > > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dean Pemberton > Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2015 12:41 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [sig-policy] Fwd: Idea for 1.2.3.0/24 > > Oops wrong button :) > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Dean Pemberton <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > Date: Friday, 22 May 2015 > Subject: [sig-policy] Idea for 1.2.3.0/24 <http://1.2.3.0/24> > To: David Huberman <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > > > Hi David, Everyone > > If APNIC were to just sell this off then there is no saying that it won't > just appear in some large providers NAT pool. > > I've just visited some providers who wanted address space so much they would > probably bid for this just to have 1.2.3.4 as a flag to wave and the rest of > the /24 just sits in their CGN. That would be terrible for anyone whose > sessions were associated with these addresses. > > I won't elaborate here but there are even potential security issues related > with a malicious actor being able to redirect this about of traffic. > > Any of these would be a net loss to the Internet community. > > So how can we turn this into a net win? > > I'm not that concerned about the money. Good things can be done with auction > proceeds, but good ideas can come from people without money too. > > For example what if an individual has a great idea to use 1.2.3.4 for the > common good but would never have an ability to win an auction? They might > also have no ability to purchase infrastructure to make the idea happen. > > Nat Morris for eg runs a great any cast DNS service helping lots of people > but I'm pretty sure his wife and dog would notice him going up against large > corps in an auction. > > What about this. > > We take suggestions for the best 'public good' use of 1.2.3.4. > For each of the ideas, let the community show support "a thumbs up/down" if > you will. Also for each of them allow organisations to pitch to deliver it. > > Market it as recycling trash even :) > > This way the good idea can come from anyone in any part of the world as long > as it benefits all internet users. And large corporations can still get some > exposure by offering to make it happen. > > Imagine the photoshoot. Smart up-and-coming engineer from an LDC alongside a > large multinational helping APNIC to make a difference to us all. > > Thoughts? > > > > On Friday, 22 May 2015, David Huberman <[email protected] <>> > wrote: > Hello Policy SIG, > > I have an idea for 1.2.3.0/24 <http://1.2.3.0/24> I would like to share with > you before submitting a policy proposal. > > Prop-109 properly directed APNIC to use 1.0.0.0/24 <http://1.0.0.0/24> and > 1.1.1.0/24 <http://1.1.1.0/24> for research purposes. That leaves one more > significant prefix to deal with:1.2.3.0/24 <http://1.2.3.0/24>. It is > significant because it contains the IP address 1.2.3.4. > > 1.2.3.4 is a desirable IP address. It can be used in all sorts of very > interesting applications. It also receives an enormous amount of “junk” > traffic every day, so it requires a fairly hefty infrastructure just to start > routing it. > > My idea is that APNIC should make this prefix available to all parties who > want it. To decide who gets it, I propose an AUCTION where all proceeds go to > a charitable endeavor (perhaps a future APNIC Foundation). As the potential > author of such a proposal, and as the IP address manager at Microsoft > Corporation, I will guarantee that neither I nor my company will participate > in any way in such an auction. This proposal is not to benefit me or my > company. It is to give the prefix out to a network operator who wants it, in > return for money given to charity. > > This is a new idea, and is not fully thought out. So I wanted to post it, > get some reactions, and improve the idea. (Or abandon it if people do not > like it.) > > Thank you. > > David > > David R Huberman > Principal, Global IP Addressing > Microsoft Corporation > > > > -- > -- > Dean Pemberton > > Technical Policy Advisor > InternetNZ > +64 21 920 363 (mob) > [email protected] <> > > To promote the Internet's benefits and uses, and protect its potential. > > > > -- > -- > Dean Pemberton > > Technical Policy Advisor > InternetNZ > +64 21 920 363 (mob) > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > To promote the Internet's benefits and uses, and protect its potential. > * sig-policy: APNIC SIG on resource management policy > * > _______________________________________________ > sig-policy mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.apnic.net/mailman/listinfo/sig-policy
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