Hi folks! On 20/01/2021 14:52, Gert Doering via db-wg wrote:
Hi,
On Wed, Jan 20, 2021 at 02:28:59PM +0100, Cynthia Revström via db-wg wrote:
I personally feel like marking the NCC as a member of itself is a bit odd,
I agree, it does look a tad strange , but:
but honestly this is so minor so I understand if it was just not considered much.
While minor from a database issue, this was actually a fairly major issue from an address policy point of view - we do have a special policy that permits the NCC to assign addresses to itself, with the policy check being done not by the hostmasters but by the board of arbiters (if I remember correctly).
You do! And we (the group of arbiters) did have 'interesting' discussions with the NCC, now and then. In the end all requests for 'self-assignments' were settled one way or another. I believe that this setup is -still - pretty nice and clever!
So yes, this is intentional... the NCC is member of the NCC, regarding address space assignments.
Indeed. Just to be clear, the NCC is not a member of itself from a contractual or business point of view, but from a (policy and) procedural point of view.
Gert Doering -- NetMaster
Regards, Wilfried