Re: Last Call: Implications of Various Address Allocation Policies for Internet

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Subject: Re: Last Call: Implications of Various Address Allocation Policies for Internet
To: "Jeffrey I. Schiller" <jis@mit.edu>
Date: Mon, 12 Feb 1996 08:08:22 -0800
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> 
> Executive Summary
> 
> I oppose the adoption of draft-ietf-cidrd-addr-ownership-07.txt as a Best
> Current Practice. It attempts to forge a simple solution to a difficult and
> complex problem by shifting the problem domain from that of router vendors
> and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) onto end-users and end-user
> organizations. It is silent as to what end-users are supposed to do!
> 
> What can we do?
> 
> We should continue to encourage voluntary route aggregation and the
> renumbering necessary to make it happen. But it must remain voluntary.
> 

	Amen.  I cast this vote with Jeff.

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--bill