% >But suppose we really do have enough address space (independent of routing % >issues). In that context, is site local just a shortcut to avoid dealing % >with a more general problem? Should we have a address allocation policy % >that updates the policies of the 70s but ignores the intermediate "we are % >running out" steps? Should I be able to go to an RIR and ask for unique % >space for an isolated network, justify how much of it I need, and get it % >-- with no promises that the addresses can be routed (and, presumably, % >without pushing a wheelbarrow full of dollars/ euros/ yen/ won/ yuan/...)? % % Yes, yes and yes. % % Margaret
Is may be worth noting that RIRs have -NEVER- made presumptions on routability of the delegations they make. --bill Opinions expressed may not even be mine by the time you read them, and certainly don't reflect those of any other entity (legal or otherwise).