[cobalt-users] New ARIN Policy, perhaps important to us all

["Eaglewerks" <eaglewerks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Last Call for Name-based Web Hosting Policy Recommendation.

Please Read and Comment.
On April 16, 2001 the message below was posted to the Public Policy and
Virtual Web Hosting mailing lists. The last call for comments regarding this
message expires at 1700 Eastern Time, 16 May 2001.
Virtual WebHosting Policy Rewording
After consideration of suggested changes in the wording associated with the
Virtual Web Hosting policy voiced on mail lists and the ARIN meetings of
April, the Advisory Council suggests the following slight change in wording.
Note that the AC considers this a policy to be recommended to the Board of
Trustees after this "final call" for input. It requires ISPs to provide
technical justification for IP address space allocations to be used for
IP-based web hosting and ARIN Registration Services staff to collect this
information. Over time this information will be aggregated in a fashion
which eliminates specific customer/vendor references, and used by ARIN and
members to review this policy for change.
Bill Darte
Advisory Council

CURRENT BEST PRACTICE
ARIN subscription holders who provide virtual web hosting services to their
customers, and organizations that request new address space from ARIN, are
strongly encouraged to employ a name-based system of web hosting -- a
current best practice method which enables multiple domains to be hosted by
a single IP address. In contrast, an IP-based system requires a distinct IP
number for each domain, which, where not required for the technical basis of
services offered, is an inefficient use of addresses. Widespread use of the
name-based system will significantly reduce the number of addresses needed
for web hosting and will help to conserve the limited supply of available
address space.
POLICY

When an ISP submits a request for IP address space to be used for IP-based
web hosting, they will supply technical justification for this practice.
ARIN will collect this data for review of the policy in light of operational
experience.

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