On Wed, Apr 16, 2014 at 12:41:43PM +0200, Shane Kerr wrote:
Job Snijders <job@instituut.net> wrote:
I propose that we introduce a new attribute called "last-modified" as a replacement for functionality offered by past implementations of "changed:".
One possible issue: I have been told that some LIRs don't want their competition seeing the dates of their database activity for whatever reason.
I cannot imagine how one would benefit from hiding this information, also: the data is already public anyway, today :-) To quote Nick:
% whois -h whois.ripe.net " --list-versions AS15562"
I hope that this is a minor concern, but maybe it is good to engage with the appropriate working group(s) early in this process to avoid any last-minute surprise objections. I'm thinking an FYI to address policy and NCC services might be the right approach, but maybe Wilfried can advise better.
OK. But let's first reach some consensus in this group. Comments from Wilfriend are always welcome. Kind regards, Job