Re: [sig-policy] prop-086: Global policy for IPv4 allocations by the IAN

To: "Hannigan, Martin" <marty at akamai dot com>
Subject: Re: [sig-policy] prop-086: Global policy for IPv4 allocations by the IANA post exhaustion
From: Randy Bush <randy at psg dot com>
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:07:35 +0900
Cc: Philip Smith <pfs at cisco dot com>, Policy SIG <sig-policy at apnic dot net>
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> are arguing moot points since you would never need to receive any of this
> address space. 

fallacious.

the space returned to the iana could be used to allocate under v4
policies other than the last /8 policy.

randy