Re: [db-wg] Prefix length for the "pingable" attribute

On Sat, Mar 15, 2014 at 02:53:09PM +0100, Tore Anderson wrote:

Hi WG,

The documentation unequivocally states the value of the "pingable" attribute in route[6] objects must include a prefix length:

<snip> RFC5943 [1] states that the value of the 'pingable:' attribute is either a regular IPv4 or IPv6 address (rfc2622 / rfc4012), and makes absolutely no mention of including a prefix length. It probably is a good move to update the RIPE Whois Server documentation and ensure the value can only be a valid IPv4 or IPv6 address, without prefix length. Nice catch Tore! Kind regards, Job [1] - https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5943 "RPSL Pingable Attribute"