SCO question

[Gerald Combs]

What if your block assignment predates ARIN, ICANN, IANA, and even the
InterNIC?  E.g., what if you sent a message to John Postel some time in
the 80's when he was still doing everything and he gave you a class B?
I think SCO's block falls into that category.  It's lower numerically
than UMKC's block, which was assigned around '88 or so as far as I can
tell.  It's quite likely than none of the regional registries have
jurisdiction over SCO's address block, and therefore can't reclaim it.

BTW, there's one level in the hierarchy above ARIN.  IANA allocates
blocks to it and the other three RIRs:

    http://www.iana.org/ipaddress/ip-addresses.htm

Aaron wrote:
> Actually IP blocks are "allocated" to ISP's by ARIN (http://www.arin.net).
> ICANN handles domain names.  Whoever takes them over will either get the IP
> block or it will be returned to the pool for the rest of us. :)
> 
> Aaron
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul Taylor" <paul at kcnetcare.com>
> To: "'Brian Densmore'" <DensmoreB at ctbsonline.com>; <kclug at kclug.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 8:25 PM
> Subject: RE: SCO question
> 
> 
> 
>>I don't think entities "own" their blocks. They are assigned by ICANN.
>>If SCO goes belly up they would probably be returned to ICANN pool for
>>other entities to register. I don't believe entities "buy" blocks, they
>>register them and there is a registration fee.
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: owner-kclug at kclug.org [mailto:owner-kclug at kclug.org] On Behalf Of
>>Brian Densmore
>>Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 4:44 PM
>>To: kclug at kclug.org
>>Subject: RE: SCO question
>>
>>
>>Probably IBM. Then they can go into the ISP
>>business like everyone else. IBM is going to
>>get most of it, and probably get ownership of
>>SysV at a bargain basement price. Well except
>>for the millions they're pouring into this
>>lawsuit. That $50 Million conversion of stock
>>will probably be ruled illegal and the McBride's
>>are probably going to jail along with a bunch of
>>people. Maybe even Mr. Bill, since Congress passed
>>that new law that makes CEOs responsible for the
>>criminal actions of it's officers.
>>:'o
>>
>>Brian
>>
>>BTW might want to dump any SCO stock now before it
>>bottoms out. It's headed for the basement. Looks like
>>investors finally figured it out. Or the SCO execs and
>>the law firm have finished dumping all they're stock.
>>It closed at $9.51 or so (600,000 shares). Hope those
>>lawyers sold all the $8 million or so worth of stock already. THey're
>>fees are getting more reasonable by the minute. lol.
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Gerald Combs [mailto:gerald at zing.org]
>>Sent: Wed 3/10/2004 4:20 PM
>>To: kclug at kclug.org
>>Cc:
>>Subject: SCO question
>>Assuming that SCO goes bankrupt at some point and their assets are sold
>>off, who gets their class B?
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>>bam:/home/gerald> whois 132.147.0.0
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>>OrgName:    Caldera, Inc.
>>OrgID:      CALDER-4
>>Address:    240 West Center
>>City:       Orem
>>StateProv:  UT
>>PostalCode: 84057
>>Country:    US
>>
>>NetRange:   132.147.0.0 - 132.147.255.255
>>CIDR:       132.147.0.0/16
>>NetName:    CALDERA-132
>>NetHandle:  NET-132-147-0-0-1
>>Parent:     NET-132-0-0-0-0
>>NetType:    Direct Assignment
>>NameServer: NS.CALDERASYSTEMS.COM
>>NameServer: NS2.CALDERASYSTEMS.COM
>>Comment:    SCO Unix/Linux - Powerful Choices
>>RegDate:
>>Updated:    2002-12-20
>>
>>TechHandle: DOMAI8-ARIN
>>TechName:   Domain Administrator
>>TechPhone:  +1-801-765-4999
>>TechEmail:  domain.admin at sco.com
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