[102503] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: IPV4 as a Commodity for Profit
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Brandon Galbraith)
Mon Feb 18 12:27:28 2008
Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:18:14 -0600
From: "Brandon Galbraith" <brandon.galbraith@gmail.com>
To: "Rod Beck" <Rod.Beck@hiberniaatlantic.com>
Cc: "John Lee" <John@internetassociatesllc.com>,
"Raymond Macharia" <raymond@accesskenya.com>,
"NANOG list" <nanog@nanog.org>
In-Reply-To: <71CB284A12EDA54880FF588A8BAC0BE20E50C8@ernie.HiberniaAtlantic.local>
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On Feb 18, 2008 11:05 AM, Rod Beck <Rod.Beck@hiberniaatlantic.com> wrote:
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Markets have proven to be excellent mechanisms for allocating resources
> fairness is a distinct issue) and might be the medication required given the
> apparent hoarding of IP addresses.
>
> Nor is the trading of IP addresses inconsistent with ARIN ownership.
>
> Regards,
>
> Roderick S. Beck
>
Markets have a history of efficiently allocating resources, this much is
true. My concern is when IP allocations are based on fiscal merit instead of
technical merit. Also, don't forget speculators within a market. Do you
really want the price of IP blocks bid up by "IP day traders"?
-brandon
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On Feb 18, 2008 11:05 AM, Rod Beck <<a href="mailto:Rod.Beck@hiberniaatlantic.com">Rod.Beck@hiberniaatlantic.com</a>> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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<p><font size="2"><snip></font></p></div></blockquote><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div><p><font size="2">Markets have proven to be excellent mechanisms for allocating resources fairness is a distinct issue) and might be the medication required given the apparent hoarding of IP addresses.<br>
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Nor is the trading of IP addresses inconsistent with ARIN ownership.<br>
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Regards, <br>
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Roderick S. Beck<br></font></p></div></blockquote></div>Markets have a history of efficiently allocating resources, this much is true. My concern is when IP allocations are based on fiscal merit instead of technical merit. Also, don't forget speculators within a market. Do you really want the price of IP blocks bid up by "IP day traders"?<br>
<br>-brandon<br>
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