bmanning@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > On Thu, Mar 08, 2007 at 11:22:05AM -0000, michael.dillon@xxxxxx wrote: > > > > In any case, I don't have any examples to present since most of the > > reclamation that has been done over the past few years was done > without > > any fanfare. The RIRs and the organizations involved are really the > only > > ones who know the details. Bill Manning was somehow involved in > > identifying blocks to be reclaimed so he may be able to provide some > > illumination without heat. > > > > --Michael Dillon > > > > predating the existance of ARIN, LACNIC, and AFRINIC, i worked > with the permission of the then IANA and our team reclaimed 14% > of the total IPv4 space and put it back into the freepool. We > could have done more (estimates of another 6-8% were feasable) > but we ran out of funds and the IANA ceased being the registry > of first/last resort. > > Time, processes, administrative thinking, and other factors > have changed, which lead me to believe that reclaimation - as > such - will not happen again to any noticable degree. > > --bill Even if one made the effort to reclaim, we are already burning through ~1/2% per month, and in a couple of years as we near the end of the 'Reserved' pool that is likely to be over 1% per month. So take back an entire /8, what are you going to do 2 weeks later? Find the financing to dredge up 10% (to be generous), that didn't even get a full year of run rate. I agree with Bill, it is just not worth the effort so whatever reclamation happens will go unnoticed. Tony _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf