Cogent & FDCServers: Knowingly aiding and abetting fraud and theft?

[sethm at rollernet.us (Seth Mattinen)]

On 10/11/19 07:16, Daniel Seagraves wrote:
> This should not be just a â??nitpick". AT&T announces our extremely legacy ARIN allocation for us because we do not qualify to have an ASN, but I absolutely did not, will not, and*have actively resisted attempts to*  transfer the block to them. I would sooner have my gums tattooed than give up my address space. Having an ASN was not a requirement when we were allocated the resource, and I donâ??t see why we should be punished for being early adopters.

How exactly is it punishment that BGP needs an AS number? If AT&T won't 
support a private AS number for the last mile then that's AT&T, not 
ARIN. If you're a legacy holder you should be around long enough to know 
this stuff and that it's not some conspiracy that BGP uses AS numbers.