> * Jason DeStefano <destef at destef.com> [001221 12:13]: > > And there is no shortage of IP4 space that needs to concern > > people, if there was you'd see major ISP pushing are for > > Adam: do you want to post your recent experience in trying to get a > netblock from one of your ISP's? IP space is blocked out in a rather erratic, and certainly inefficient fashion. Some folks, including some ISPs, are having a hard time squeezing into the space they have. Others have plenty to spare. If your ISP happens to be the former, then any difficulty you might have getting a block may motivate you to mess with one of the NAT or tunneling solutions. Or it may drive you to switch to an ISP who can route you a block with no problem. Or you may simply try to make due with one IP, or even one from a pool handed out over DHCP. In any case, you have to make a decision about which will be sufficient for your requirements, and within your time and/or money constraints. There are no universal rules that apply to everyone who has to make such a decision. I guess you're within your rights to get mad and even rant if someone makes a different decision than you would, but I think that's kind of silly. Andy