On Sunday 17 April 2016, Randy Bush <randy@psg.com> wrote:
>> well, it is some years too late for it to go along with the last /8,
>> policy unless you have a time machine. but it might mean we won't have
>> to deal with the endless proposals to modify the last /8 policy which
>> seem to come up every year, flood the mailing list, and eventually fail.
> Exactly, the sad part is, this is essentially the last and only thing you
> can propose a policy regarding v4.
not exactly. one can propose something in the opposite direction;
allocations from the last /8 be reduced to /24. it may make ipv4
last longer for the new entrants. and a /24 should be sufficient
for a large nat.
i.e. i was serious the other day.
Well, if you do, make sure take the companion policy with you this time:) otherwise we might go though the discussion we had this time(distribute it faster) every year for a very long time:)
P.s.i have no objection to future extend the last /8, but simple economics suggest it might not work as new member would be effectively be charged at 5 euro/IP/year if they only get /24, and changing member charging scheme are very difficult and unlikely to happen. But, it does provide an hassal free way for small companies get their own IP address for a long time to come as transfer market are still not that transparent and easy to deal with.
randy
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