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ARIN · RIR Watchdog

2005-9: 4-Byte AS Number

Start here for the proposal-by-proposal record: what changed, why it mattered, who argued for what, how positions evolved, what was decided, and where the evidence still has gaps.

Source facts

Policy ID
ARIN-2005-9
RIR
ARIN
Official status
Adopted
Normalized status
Accepted
Introduced
Dec 19, 2005
Last source update
Oct 14, 2026
Coverage
Partial

Who actually shaped the debate?

11Total participants
11Discussion contributors
UnknownFormal actors
27Discussion messages
4.5Effective participants
77.8%Top-five discussion share
2People covering 50%
6People covering 80%

Policy evolution

1c012d3246b3f77985dc1812dc11549ef1d704bcdfa790a66eafecc6bed073d7
Accepted · Adopted
Unknown
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Debate timeline

  1. Official version

    Accepted

    Accepted · Adopted

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  2. Public discussion

    [ppml] Proposed Policy: 4-Byte AS Number Policy Proposal

    2 Discussion messages · 2 Entities

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  3. Public discussion

    [ppml] ":" - Re: Proposed Policy: 4-Byte AS Number Policy Proposal

    19 Discussion messages · 8 Entities

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  4. Introduced

    Introduced

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Entities

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  1. Geoff Huston
    Discussion messages11
    First activityDec 12, 2005
    Last activityFeb 4, 2006
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyConsistent
    Other policies4
  2. Owen DeLong
    Discussion messages5
    First activityDec 13, 2005
    Last activityDec 16, 2005
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies17
  3. Andrew Dul · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages2
    First activityDec 12, 2005
    Last activityDec 12, 2005
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies2
  4. Michael Dillon
    Discussion messages2
    First activityDec 13, 2005
    Last activityDec 20, 2005
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies4
  5. Jeroen Massar
    Discussion messages1
    First activityDec 13, 2005
    Last activityDec 13, 2005
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies1
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    Last research attempt: Oct 13, 2026

    Identity verified: Oct 13, 2026

    SixXS · Historical
    Before the sunset of the project, Jeroen led the SixXS Tunnel Broker & IPv6 Deployment project
    jeroen.massar.ch

    Verified public profiles

    Discussion messages
    1
    First activity
    Dec 13, 2005
    Last activity
    Dec 13, 2005
    First explicit stance
    Unknown
    Latest explicit stance
    Unknown
    Stance changes
    0
    Viewpoint consistency
    No explicit position stated
    Other policies
    1

    First explicit stance: Unknown → Latest explicit stance: Unknown · Stance changes: 0

    Viewpoint consistency: No explicit position stated

    1. Dec 13, 2005 · Unknown

      [ppml] ":" - Re: Proposed Policy: 4-Byte AS Number Policy Proposal

      Validated evidence is unavailable.

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    Per-policy stance timelines:ARIN-2005-1 · Support · No validated consistency assessmentARIN-2005-9 · Unknown · No explicit position stated

    Total policy messages: 2

  6. Michel Py · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages1
    First activityApr 14, 2006
    Last activityApr 14, 2006
    First explicit stanceSupport
    Latest explicit stanceSupport
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo validated consistency assessment
    Other policies3
  7. Stephen Sprunk
    Discussion messages1
    First activityDec 13, 2005
    Last activityDec 13, 2005
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies9
  8. Edward Lewis
    Discussion messages1
    First activityDec 12, 2005
    Last activityDec 12, 2005
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies3
  9. Kevin Loch
    Discussion messages1
    First activityDec 13, 2005
    Last activityDec 13, 2005
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies4
  10. Marshall Eubanks
    Discussion messages1
    First activityDec 14, 2005
    Last activityDec 14, 2005
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies2
  11. Lee Howard
    Discussion messages1
    First activityDec 13, 2005
    Last activityDec 13, 2005
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies8
  12. Geoff Huston · Public profile research pending
    Discussion messages0
    First activityUnknown
    Last activityUnknown
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies0

Sources and coverage

Official policy sources

Public discussion archives

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Coverage

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Freshness

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  • www.arin.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
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