On Thu, 4 Aug 2016, Enno Rey wrote:
Hi,
On Thu, Aug 04, 2016 at 05:58:26PM +0200, Daniel Stolpe wrote:
I think we can live with changing ASSIGNED PI to ASSIGNED PA if it makes the database more readable but I still agree with you Larisa that if we have been going on like this for decades, why the sudden urge to change it now? The end users will certainly be a bit worried by the sudden change.
maybe, maybe not. Quite some won't be reachable or won't exist any more and won't even know that the assignment ever existed (or, for that matter, what an IP address is). Still I expect that a few of those being aware of the issue and actively running services in those netblocks will not be worried. I can only speak for one (ex-) end user organization (albeit one holding several [AU] PI assignments from different [covering] LIRs, so probaly a "large one" in those terms) but I can state that we will be not be worried but in fact *very relieved* once clarity wrt administrative responsibility is reached.
It might be noteworthy that these assignments were handed out in the 90s as part of "Internet service" contracts in the corporate space, hence usually (not too tiny) amounts of money were involved. I leave the conclusions to the reader...
You are right. "Mixed reactions" is probably a better description of the forecast. We have hundreds of customers/end users in theese blocks. Some will know and understand. Some will not. As always. Cheers, Daniel _________________________________________________________________________________ Daniel Stolpe Tel: 08 - 688 11 81 stolpe@resilans.se Resilans AB Fax: 08 - 55 00 21 63 http://www.resilans.se/ Box 45 094 556741-1193 104 30 Stockholm