[17292] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Why does Sprint have address filters again?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Karl Denninger)
Thu May 28 18:35:02 1998
Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 17:27:15 -0500
From: Karl Denninger <karl@mcs.net>
To: Dean Robb <pceasy@norfolk.infi.net>
Cc: nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <3.0.5.32.19980528175640.007c0690@norfolk.infi.net>; from Dean Robb on Thu, May 28, 1998 at 05:56:40PM -0400
On Thu, May 28, 1998 at 05:56:40PM -0400, Dean Robb wrote:
> At 13:11 5/28/98 -0500, you wrote:
> >
> >
> >ARIN has asserted that individual members (and in fact individual AC members)
> >don't have a right to have these types of questions answered.
> >
> >It is my counter-assertion that IF ARIN is going to act as a custodian of
> >an essential facility (which it is), in the public interest (which is
> >currently open and in debate), that not only do the AC and membership have
> >these rights, but the general public has the right to full transparency
> >within ARIN's operation.
>
> I must agree with you in principle. If YOU, of all people, are not
> permitted answers to these questions, who in the world is? And...what do
> you get for your $1000 membership fee?
According to the bylaws (which provide me no ability to remove a BoT member
or officer, even if every other member agrees with me, and they're the only
ones who can make or implement policy; ergo, if there's folks members should
be able to fire, that's the short list) - the right to show up and stand
(or sit) in a room with others once a year.
And a cancelled check.
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