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Re: wet-behind-the-ears whippersnapper seeking advice on building a

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (John Curran)
Mon Sep 19 03:00:38 2011

From: John Curran <jcurran@arin.net>
To: Benson Schliesser <bensons@queuefull.net>
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2011 06:59:29 +0000
In-Reply-To: <66794606-C40E-4EDF-A62F-A0F53CB61C6D@queuefull.net>
Cc: North American Network Operators' Group <nanog@nanog.org>
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org

On Sep 19, 2011, at 12:57 AM, Benson Schliesser wrote:

>> However, your statement that I only welcome change funneled through=20
>> "ARIN-managed channels" is incorrect, as I have made it quite plain=20
>> on multiple occasions that the structure of the Internet number=20
>> registry system itself is not necessarily a discussion that should
>> be held within the existing structure (e.g. RIRs and ICANN), but might=20
>> also be appropriately held external to the existing structure (such as=20
>> by operator forums or the Internet Governance Forum).
>=20
> Are you suggesting that ARIN policy or procedure might change as a direct=
 result of discussion in e.g. IGF? Or perhaps here on NANOG?

No.  What I am noting is that there are even venues available for those=20
who wish to completely restructure the Internet number registry system=20
from the outside, i.e. taking a revolutionary as opposed to evolutionary
approach to change.

FYI,
/John

John Curran
President and CEO
ARIN





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