This is not how I handle allocations... in the area I manage one can allocate individual addresses or subnets, and when they are subnets the address range of the subnet is reserved but not each address in the subnet needs to have a name attached. However, all traffic for addresses without associated name in .ampr.org is filtered at our internet gateway. So when you want to actually *use* an address outside the local radio network, it has to have a name. (this is the same policy as in the gateway at UCSD) Rob