Reply to post: And still there are those "legacy" IPv4 blocks...

Global IPv4 address drought: Seriously, we're done now. We're done

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And still there are those "legacy" IPv4 blocks...

... that ARIN cannot revoke and crooks are "free" to use, if the can get someone to route them.

Need a /16 block? Follow the instruction here:

https://www.spamhaus.org/news/article/732/network-hijacking-on-the-rise

Of course fighting spammers and other cybercrooks would free IPs as well for legitimate users - yet it will be still stopgap measures.

We'll have to swallow IPv6, and its outdated design. Just, ensure you have a powerful firewall behind your router....

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