* Denis Walker:
Just to clarify this point, the RIPE NCC has no plans to shut down bulk access to operational data. The only restrictions are regarding personal and security data. There will be no bulk access to PERSON, ROLE, ORGANISATION or MNTNER objects. In other objects types NIC Handle references will also be removed from the bulk access data.
NIC handles are operational data for many of us who need to contact operators to address issues we encounter and make the Internet a better place for everyone. I'm disappointed that RIPE NCC plans to take things into that direction. Was this project prompted by requests from the membership? At the very least, you could introduce an opt-in flag so that we can agree to have our data published in bulk form, so that we can benefit from others willing to help us to keep our networks clean. -- Florian Weimer <fweimer@bfk.de> BFK edv-consulting GmbH http://www.bfk.de/ Kriegsstraße 100 tel: +49-721-96201-1 D-76133 Karlsruhe fax: +49-721-96201-99