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In article <35123506.7D5E@megsinet.net>,
Clifton T. Sharp Jr. <clifto@megsinet.net> wrote:
>Clark Lebarge wrote:
>> 
>> Get this as an example of their stupidity.
>> When the service started the ADSL lines used static IP addressing and
>> everyone was happy. Then they decided that they would start using NAT to
>> have a type of dynamic IP addressing, then no one was happy. Now they want
>> to sell us the right to have a static IP address again for the low cost of
>> 100 dollars. They expect people to pay 100 dollars extra a month so that we
>> can be privledged enough to have the same service that we received to begin
>> with.
>
>Actually, that may be ARIN's fault.

The revocation of static addresses from those who don't have 24x7 access is
a policy issue that may be attributed to ARIN.

The charging of $100/month for a static address is NOT attributable to ARIN.

Disclaimer: I'm on the ARIN Advisory Council

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