Originally posted by Vegs
I think you are mistaken about the justification, ARIN impose the rules because they dont want host purchase a /24 or /25 Ips and have them lay around not being used as they are limited resources.
This is the first time I see a host asking justification from end user, usually technical justification is not needed, only usage justification.
I believe DV2 provide free Ips on usage justification?
The point is, we need a reason for use ( usage justification ). Some hosts might not ask for this and just hand out IPs like candy, however we have decided to take another approach in order to limit our IP usage. If someone says they want an IP just for the the thrill ( whatever thrill it is, I really don't know ) of it, thats justified according to ARIN, thats good enough for us. When it comes time to order new IPs and we need to show what we are using for what and for what reasons, we can hand the list over.
Some people have it in there head that its manditory to have an IP and thats not the case. Asking for justification, we can communicate with a client this fact and perhaps deter them from waisting IP space. If we can, hey thats one more IP saved for someone that might need it.