Re: ARIN again being impossible. Why are they so difficult? Trying to contact someone in management there (who helped us in Sep 2024)

[Dan Mahoney via NANOG <nanog () lists nanog org>]

> On Feb 12, 2026, at 10:04 AM, jay--- via NANOG <nanog () lists nanog org> wrote:
>
> On 2/11/26 13:53, John Palmer via NANOG wrote:
> > ARIN is again being problematic.
> > They are asking for a document showing that the company is in good standing.
> > We attached the document but they refuse to accept it and are giving us the
> > run-around. We already certified this back in 2024. The ARIN consultant
> > simply went on the state website and was able to see the company was in good
> > standing. Now they want a document that doesn't exist (state provides no
> > such document).
>
> We went through something very similar. Numerous mergers and acquisitions, some legacy space, and the cherry on top 
> was that our company went through a name change in the middle of the process. Eventually we got through it.
>
> > The other two three orgs that we are trying to merge into  our current OrgId
> > - those may be a bit more difficult - being registered back when you sent
> > Jon Postel an e-mail template to get space.
>
> As was our oldest block.
>
> > Look, we are trying to give them MORE money (the fee will go up if we add
> > those IP4 resources to our existing RSA). Hard to believe they are this
> > difficult.
>
> They are being "difficult" due to the many bad actors stealing legacy IPv4 space and selling it. Once IPv4 became a 
> monetized commodity things have gotten really ugly. ARIN is protecting your interests, though sometimes it doesn't 
> seem like it.
>
> It's due diligence.

A "transfer lock" field on your IP blocks would do wonders here, same as domain registries.

I mean, yes, presumably you would have to have a valid login to *set* that lock -- but it sounds like OP already has 
that, and isn't just saying "I have this old block that's only in RWHOIS".

The other side of this coin is: is there any block for which this level of due diligence should NOT be performed?  I 
don't think so, but if you have an asset you're managing, and perhaps even want to keep using in place, with the same 
ROA's/RDNS, this feels like a useful field to have.

-Dan
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