Looking to buy IPv4 addresses from class C swamp

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Our client wants to purchase a number of IPv4 addresses. Yes we know ARIN
allocates them but many people have had problems routing the new addresses
and we don't have the time for those sort of problems.

  Have you tried APNIC?

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Thus spake <bmanning@karoshi.com>

> Our client wants to purchase a number of IPv4 addresses. Yes we
> know ARIN allocates them but many people have had problems
> routing the new addresses and we don't have the time for those sort
> of problems.

Have you tried APNIC?

Out of the frying pan, into the fire. A significant number of endpoints
block all APNIC /8's due to spam. Perhaps RIPE?

S

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3

RIPE won't let you transfer IP-space without filling in a new IP request,
so I don't think that is the way out.

4

I've heard of a few US government network operators who have attempted to block "chinanet" by refusing all traffic from 202/7, but I certainly haven't noticed widespread problems sending mail from addresses within 202/8 and 203/8 (although I have done no systematic testing).

What is a "significant number"?

Is this really a widespread problem, or is it just an enduring myth?

Joe