----- Original Message ----- > From: "Scott Helms" <khe...@ispalliance.net>
> My 2 cents, in the few cases that we've been involved with that dealt > with reclaiming space the backbone providers have universally followed > what is in the ARIN database. If you need a block routed they generally > will not take action until the SWIP is complete and the same is true > when pulling space back that had been in use. Since the major ISPs (and > most of the minor ones as well) filter the BGP they get from customer > they can prevent the advertisement of blocks that are disputed. Stipulated. But are they going to go up against someone big? Do Lilly, DuPont and Merck need /8? HP need a /7? What if one of those blocks was the subject here? Apple? I will in turn stipulate that these events are not likely. But they're certainly not impossible. Cheers, -- jra