In message <9b9685a4-cd22-41e9-957a-23103d2c8...@corp.arin.net>, John Curran wr ites: > On Sep 19, 2012, at 5:01 AM, Tim Franklin <t...@pelican.org> wrote: > > >> So...why do you need publicly routable IP addresses if they aren't > >> publicly routable? > >=20 > > Because the RIRs aren't in the business of handing out publicly routable = > address space. They're in the business of handing out globally unique addr= > ess space - *one* of the reasons for which may be connection to the "public= > Internet", whatever that is at any given point in time and space. > >=20 > > RIPE are really good about making the distinction and using the latter ph= > rase rather than the former. I'm not familiar enough with the correspondin= > g ARIN documents to comment on the language used there. > > It's very clear in the ARIN region as well. From=20 > the ARIN Number Resource Policy Manual (NRPM), > <https://www.arin.net/policy/nrpm.html#four11> - > > "4.1. General Principles=20 > 4.1.1. Routability > Provider independent (portable) addresses issued directly from ARIN or= > other Regional Registries are not guaranteed to be globally routable."
Adding "or globally announced" may stop some of this in the future. > FYI, > /John > > John Curran > President and CEO > ARIN > > -- Mark Andrews, ISC 1 Seymour St., Dundas Valley, NSW 2117, Australia PHONE: +61 2 9871 4742 INTERNET: ma...@isc.org
