Greg, Historical objects were always free but they made you bring them into a paid basis whenever you needed additional IP space or a new AS number or something. That happened to us years ago. Once you're on that train you can't get off. They must be rounding up the stragglers like you. :) David. On Wed, 1 Mar 2023 at 07:41, Greg Keogh via ozdotnet <ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com> wrote:
Folks, It's almost Friday...
I just received an email from APNIC to tell me that a class C IP block I've owned for 27 years is now under their control and I will be charged $500/year to keep this *historical* resource that was created before APNIC existed. See Maintenance Fee Change <https://help.apnic.net/s/article/historical-fee-change>. Has anyone else received a similar notification?
My thoughts were: this is either kidnapping, extortion or a "protection racket", or all three.
I'm reminded of the 1990s when Melbourne IT were effectively selling the dictionary for a minimum ~$135 per domain name, and special words like "realestate" or "sales" etc were up for the highest bidder at eye-watering prices. Ah, the days of the Internet boom...!
I'd like to write an official complaint about APNIC's money-grubbing scam to someone, but who? The ACCC is a toothless tiger. There is a federal ombudsman, but would APNIC be on their radar?
Cheers, *Greg K* -- ozdotnet mailing list To manage your subscription, access archives: https://codify.mailman3.com/