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Each and every provider
in North (or South) America is governed by ARIN's (http://www.arin.net)
rules on IP address allocation. As our servers are located in
the US, we must follow ARIN's new stricter IP policy on
the allocation of IP address space as described in
RFC 2050. IP address space is a very scarce
commodity that is rapidly running out and must be used
with great care and adhere to the rules. IP addresses may be ONLY
allocated for physical servers or cases where name-based
hosting is not possible due to technological limitations
not yet overcome (e.g. SSL). IP addresses may not, categorically,
be allocated whereby not all are used for a valid, ARIN-mandated, purpose. Many other providers run out of
their address space and are unable to get any more, as
less than 90% of what they have is being used.
If you can justify any number of IP addresses, we'll gladly give
them to you. All we need is your justification:
explanation of why you need each one, the domain it's
for, and why can't you use name-based hosting for it
instead. Remember, every provider has to follow these
rules. A few rogue ones who don't, generally have to
later go and revoke IP addresses from their customers when they
have run out and can't get any more. In the end it's all
the same, and it's best to follow the rules to begin
with (as we do, and urge all our customers to do also).
We examine each and every IP request to see if the
domain name you need it for is currently using services
such as SSL, FrontPage extensions, etc.
that require an IP.
All IP addresses - free or paid are subject to the above policy.
There will be NO exceptions. |
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