News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on AWS IPv4 Estate Now Worth $4.5B. Parent comment

Re:AWS IPv4 Estate Now Worth $4.5B by cyberax on Monday September 18, 2023 @02:49AM (#37553067)
You can not "own" a /24 block. And if your membership lapses, then your blocks are returned to the general pool.

It's possible that your block is a part of a legacy allocation, they are governed differently.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:AWS IPv4 Estate Now Worth $4.5B by greyface- on Monday September 18, 2023 @09:32AM (#37555855)
> block that I own and has been unused since the mid 90's

This timeline suggests that it's still a legacy allocation. The new governance structure does not apply unless you sign an RSA or LRSA agreement with ARIN.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:AWS IPv4 Estate Now Worth $4.5B by _JamesA_ on Monday September 18, 2023 @10:51AM (#37556918)
That's exactly why I don't want to sign a new agreement. I have never paid fees for my /24 block that I have held for 30 years.
[ Parent | on HN ]