% >But suppose we really do have enough address space (independent of routing
% >issues). In that context, is site local just a shortcut to avoid dealing
% >with a more general problem? Should we have a address allocation policy
% >that updates the policies of the 70s but ignores the intermediate "we are
% >running out" steps? Should I be able to go to an RIR and ask for unique
% >space for an isolated network, justify how much of it I need, and get it
% >-- with no promises that the addresses can be routed (and, presumably,
% >without pushing a wheelbarrow full of dollars/ euros/ yen/ won/ yuan/...)?
%
% Yes, yes and yes.
%
% Margaret
Is may be worth noting that RIRs have -NEVER- made presumptions
on routability of the delegations they make.
--bill
Opinions expressed may not even be mine by the time you read them, and
certainly don't reflect those of any other entity (legal or otherwise).