Start with Geoff Huston's memories of a time where there was no RIR and people came to ISPs saying "this is my IP prefix, please route it", and it was difficult for the ISP to be the judge if two people claimed having the same prefix.
Start with Geoff Huston's memories of a time where there was no RIR and people came to ISPs saying "this is my IP prefix, please route it", and it was difficult for the ISP to be the judge if two people claimed having the same prefix.
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