[AusNOG] Reminder to fix 1.1.1.0 IP block

[Chris Ricks]

On 6/11/2013 10:17 PM, Mark Newton wrote:
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>> On 6 Nov 2013, at 8:47 pm, Skeeve Stevens <skeeve+ausnog at eintellegonetworks.com> wrote:
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>> Not the same. APNIC has stated certain ranges will not be allocated in the near future.
> And the only reason they said that is because so many people had abused certain prefixes that they'd been rendered practically useless.
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> So, as far as self-fulfilling prophecies go, it's pretty awe inspiring.
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I'm reminded of a past job interview episode here.

When a person applying for a System Administration role was asked the
question "Can you give me an example of a private IP address?", the
answer was as follows.

"1 dot 1 dot 1 dot...(pause seeking cues of approval from myself and the
other interviewer) 2?"

Interestingly, as soon as we asked for an example of an RFC1918 address,
we were given very correct details. Practice and best practice don't
always align it would seem!