rfc-1917

An Appeal to the Internet Community to Return Unused IP Networks (Prefixes) to the IANA

P. Nesser II
date1996-02 streamIETF areaops-old wgcidrd statusBEST CURRENT PRACTICE pages10 canonicalhttps://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc1917 doi10.17487/RFC1917
This document is an appeal to the Internet community to return unused address space, i.e. any block of consecutive IP prefixes, to the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) or any of the delegated registries, for reapportionment. This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements.

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