[ih] The Historical Mandate of the RIR System

[Brian E Carpenter]

Yes. The RIRs have always had a stewardship role as well as a clerical one. And they've (almost) always been answerable to the community.

Regards/Ngā mihi
    Brian Carpenter

On 16-Apr-26 19:19, Greg Skinner via Internet-history 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