Ah thank you all, this now makes sense :) -Cynthia On Wed, Jan 20, 2021 at 4:51 PM Wilfried Wöber via db-wg <db-wg@ripe.net> wrote:
On 20/01/2021 14:28, Cynthia Revström via db-wg wrote:
Hi DB-WG,
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I noticed that there is currently only one RIR org (ORG-AFNC1-RIPE) which I assume came about as a result of the ERX process.
This may be the case, too.
(sidenote: ORG-AFNC1-RIPE is not referenced by anything except the role object anymore, so it might be somewhat redundant at this point)
I presume it is a leftover from the days when AfriNIC was in its infancy, not yet established as a separate entity and accredited as an RIR by ICANN (according to the advice of the ASO).
During this setup phase AFRINIC was operatin under the umbrella of the RIPE NCC, managing a separate block of address space already.
Wilfried
Other related info I found: Aside from the org-types of "LIR" and "OTHER" there are ~2300 orgs. There is a RIR, an IANA, and a WHITEPAGES. But the rest are "OTHER" but with differing capitalization (mainly Other and other).
-Cynthia