RE: Getting a "portable" /19 or /20

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From: mike harrison [mailto:meuon@highertech.net]
Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 3:08 PM

John said:
> Well, you could acquire a company that already has one. :slight_smile:

That has been the suggestion from several people.
I've even considered it, especially when one of my local
competitors has a /18, and they are much smaller than we are.

Isn't it wonderful how being a good netizen allows your less-picky
competitors to get a leg-up on you? Say what<!?!>, they're smaller than you
and have an /18? How did that happen?

We 'NAT' an incredible amount of dial-up and commercial customers
to reduce our need for public IP's, and trends thankfully went to
customers WANTING to be NAT'd and Proxied for 'firewall' reasons,
with only a few public IP's.

However, it kinda makes you wish that you hadn't NAT'd doesn't it? Then,
you'd have less of a problem qualifying for the /19.

It seems a poor reasons for acquiring a company, as they
really do not "own" the address space. --Mike--

Remember that point made ... about the communist manifesto?

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> I've even considered it, especially when one of my local
> competitors has a /18, and they are much smaller than we are.

Isn't it wonderful how being a good netizen allows your less-picky
competitors to get a leg-up on you? Say what<!?!>, they're smaller than you
and have an /18? How did that happen?

The owner is creative, litigious, and of a different mindset. I've been
'online' since the mid-80's (I'm OLD ok?) and think a little differently.

However, it kinda makes you wish that you hadn't NAT'd doesn't it? Then,
you'd have less of a problem qualifying for the /19.

My whole life, I've been mildly penalized for doing the right thing.
I sleep well and am still the principal of a business I have owned
since 1989 with mostly happy customers. Can you ask for more?

I've been impressed by the responses.. wish I had made Nanog21 in Atlanta,
maybe I can make Arizona and meet ya'll. --Mike--