In message <alpine.lrh.2.21.2001031911040....@bigone.uneedus.com>, hostmas...@uneedus.com wrote:
>[IPv6] also brings RIR's >back to their original record keeping role, without having to police the >number of addresses that a member needs. I am not persuaded that this will be the case. When IPv4 was first promulgated, I do believe that just about everyone felt that there was no way in hell that "the Internet" such as it was, or such as it might become, could ever use up 4 billion addresses. Now admittedly, things -are- rather different with IPv6, where the number of addreses is a lot closer to the number of elementary particles in the Universe, but I do think it is unwise to ever assume that there are any practical limits on man's ability and/or willingness to waste stuff. In other words, I think that some amount of thoughtful husbandry of the resource will always be needed. Regards, rfg _______________________________________________ ARIN-PPML You are receiving this message because you are subscribed to the ARIN Public Policy Mailing List (ARIN-PPML@arin.net). Unsubscribe or manage your mailing list subscription at: https://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/arin-ppml Please contact i...@arin.net if you experience any issues.
