[ih] The Historical Mandate of the RIR System

[Vint Cerf]

also important is the exchange between curran and lu heng. Kudos to Curran
for engaging directly.

vint


On Thu, Apr 16, 2026 at 3:19 AM Greg Skinner via Internet-history <
internet-history at elists.isoc.org> wrote:

> I occasionally peruse some of the forums, blogs, etc. where the AFRINIC <
> https://afrinic.net/> controversy is discussed. This article by John
> Curran provides some historical background of how the original IP address
> registry function evolved to the regional Internet registry function of
> today. [1]  It also might serve as a springboard for some concerns raised
> on this list about how effective the IETF has been in providing solutions
> (such as IPv6) that aim to mitigate such controversies.
>
> --gregbo
>
> [1] https://circleid.com/posts/the-historical-mandate-of-the-rir-system
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