How to delete a RIPE database object? To delete an object from the RIPE database, please send in a normal database update for the object to be deleted including a delete attribute as the last attribute listed. In order to delete person: Daniel Karrenberg address: RIPE Network Coordination Centre (NCC) address: Kruislaan 409 address: NL-1098 SJ Amsterdam address: Netherlands phone: +31 20 592 5065 fax-no: +31 20 592 5090 e-mail: dfk@ripe.net nic-hdl: DK58 changed: ripe-dbm@ripe.net 920826 source: RIPE one would send in person: Daniel Karrenberg address: RIPE Network Coordination Centre (NCC) address: Kruislaan 409 address: NL-1098 SJ Amsterdam address: Netherlands phone: +31 20 592 5065 fax-no: +31 20 592 5090 e-mail: dfk@ripe.net nic-hdl: DK58 changed: ripe-dbm@ripe.net 920826 source: RIPE delete: karrenberg@moneymakers.inc.com person has moved The value of the delete attribute is a comment which can be used to record reasons for the deletion. It will be archived and can be used by database administrators to verify delte requests. In order to safeguard against unwanted deletions the object will only be deleted if all attributes in the delete request match those in the database. Otherwise a diagnostic will be returned to the requestor and the deletion refused.