[8410] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: ARIN is *NOT* A Good Thing
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (John Curran)
Sat Mar 29 12:14:49 1997
Date: Sat, 29 Mar 1997 12:09:15 -0500
To: David Stoddard <dgs@us.net>
From: John Curran <jcurran@bbnplanet.com>
Cc: nanog@merit.edu, jfbb@atmnet.net
At 1:29 3/29/97, David Stoddard wrote:
>
>The inference here is that by creating a costly
>new bureaucracy, all our problems will go away.
The inference is that we can have IP address
allocations being made by a relatively nimble
non-profit if we take the steps to establish
such now.
There is a very real difference between a large
for-profit company working under the goverment
cooperative agreement and a small standalone
operation running under member goverance.
I don't think creating ARIN solves the world's
problems, but I do think it provides a solid
path forward for IP administration in a very
uncertain world.
/John
