Re everybody, I accidentially stumbled into the following: kieber@rocky /home/wheel/kieber> whois -r -T inetnum 213.72.34.0/29 % This is the RIPE Whois secondary server. % The objects are in RPSL format. % % Rights restricted by copyright. % See http://www.ripe.net/db/copyright.html inetnum: 213.72.34.0 - 213.72.34.7 netname: RABUTLERCO27579SCH descr: RA Butler County Infant School country: GB admin-c: CL71-RIPE tech-c: CL71-RIPE status: ASSIGNED PA mnt-by: RIPE-NCC-LOCKED-MNT remarks: Maintainer RIPE-NCC-NONE-MNT removed and object remarks: LOCKED by the RIPE NCC due to remarks: deprecation of the NONE authentication scheme. remarks: Please visit the following URL to unlock this object remarks: http://www.ripe.net/db/none-deprecation-042004.html changed: cmorrison@rmplc.co.uk 20000803 changed: ripe-dbm@ripe.net 20040429 source: RIPE kieber@rocky /home/wheel/kieber> whois -r -T inetnum -l 213.72.34.0/29 % This is the RIPE Whois secondary server. % The objects are in RPSL format. % % Rights restricted by copyright. % See http://www.ripe.net/db/copyright.html inetnum: 213.72.0.0 - 213.72.255.255 org: ORG-RMp1-RIPE netname: UK-RESEARCHMACHINES-20000316 descr: Research Machines descr: PROVIDER Local Internet Registry country: GB admin-c: RMS4-RIPE tech-c: RMS4-RIPE status: ALLOCATED PA notify: registry@rmplc.co.uk mnt-by: RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT mnt-lower: RMIFL-MNT mnt-routes: RMIFL-MNT changed: hostmaster@ripe.net 20000316 changed: hostmaster@ripe.net 20011127 source: RIPE kieber@rocky /home/wheel/kieber> I suggest RIPE NCC changes all occurences of mnt-by: RIPE-NCC-LOCKED-MNT in objects with status: ASSIGNED PA to mnt-by: <the value of mnt-lower in the one level less specific inetnum> In the above mentioned case mnt-by: RIPE-NCC-LOCKED-MNT should be changed to mnt-by: RMIFL-MNT RIPE NCC should never have to lock ASSIGNED PA inetnums. -- Ulf Kieber email: ukieber@cogentco.com Sr. Network Engineer voice: +49-69-299896-21 C.C.D. Cogent Communications Deutschland GmbH fax : +49-69-299896-40 Optical Internet www : www.cogentco.com Brilliantly Fast. Elegantly Simple. AIM : ulfkieber