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RIRs give out unique addresses (Was: something has a /8! ...)

Subject: RIRs give out unique addresses (Was: something has a /8! ...)
From: james.cutler at consultant.com (Cutler James R)
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2012 11:35:32 -0400
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On Sep 20, 2012, at 10:56 AM, "Naslund, Steve" <SNaslund at medline.com> wrote:
> 
> Wouldn't you say that there is a very real expectation that
> when you request address space through ARIN or RIPE that it would be
> routable? 

I certainly would not say that.  

I would say that I get addresses from the RIRs to avoid address collisions with other network operators using the same approach. And, please note this well, address collisions affect more than Layer three routing.  See all the previous mentions of application gateways.

James R. Cutler
james.cutler at consultant.com

Follow-Ups:
- RIRs give out unique addresses (Was: something has a /8! ...)
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- The Department of Work and Pensions, UK has an entire /8
  - From: tim at pelican.org (Tim Franklin)
- The Department of Work and Pensions, UK has an entire /8
  - From: jcurran at arin.net (John Curran)
- RIRs give out unique addresses (Was: something has a /8! ...)
  - From: jeroen at unfix.org (Jeroen Massar)
- RIRs give out unique addresses (Was: something has a /8! ...)
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- RIRs give out unique addresses (Was: something has a /8! ...)
  - From: SNaslund at medline.com (Naslund, Steve)

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