[DBWG] All AFRINIC-administered IP space

[Frank Habicht]

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On 25/07/2021 07:55, Ronald F. Guilmette wrote:

> I honestly was not aware of the fact that people had to pay money to

> get routes into the RADB data base until I saw this message that I am

> responding to (from Noah).  This puts a whole different light on the

> problem!

> 

> RADB is operated by Merit, Inc. which is located in the State of Michigan,

> U.S.A.  All I knew... up until now... was that it is a "non profit" entity:

> 

>     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merit_Network

> 

> Based on that one small scrap of information, I had incorrectly assumed

> that it was 100% free for people to add routes to the RADB.  But apparently

> not so!  Far from it!  I see now that the company charges a HEFTY annual

> membership fee to all those who want to put route objects in their data

> base:

> 

>    For-Profit Organization	$595.00 USD

>    Non-Profit Organization	$425.00 USD

> 

> That is a LONG way from free!

> 

> So, this certainly raises a number of (awkward?) questions, such as

> 

>     (*)  Does RADB -remove- routes from their data base when someone

>          stops paying the annual membership fee?  (The evidence suggests

>          that they fail to do such cleanups.)


I strongly believe YES, route objects get removed.



>     (*)  Will RADB allow paying members to add routes to bogon IP space,

>          and/or to bogon AS numbers?


Oh yes!
also space that is not theirs.


> Now that I know they charge BIG money for allowing people to add routes to

> their RADB data base, I must say that I do view their past unhelpfulness

> in a somewhat different light.


sure it would be different if you paid something.


> P.S.  Do dues-paying resource members of AFRINIC have to pay anything

> extra to get routes added to the AFRINIC IRR? 


no.
btw: also resource members who don't pay (like IXPs) get the IRR
functions for free.


> Or is that free as part

> of the basic membership services?


It is.

Frank