In message <9307060818.AA18021@ncc.ripe.net>, Daniel Karrenberg writes:
Any strong opinions? I'll answer the factual questions.
Daniel
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Date: Mon, 05 Jul 1993 23:14:10 -0400 From: Mark Knopper <mak@merit.edu> Resent-From: RIPE NCC Staff <ncc@ripe.net> To: ncc@ripe.net, merit-ie@merit.edu, conf@merit.edu, dsj@merit.edu, markk@internic.net, scottw@internic.net Resent-To: RIPE NCC Staff <staff@ripe.net> Subject: (Non)-Uniqueness of Net Names
Hi. I'm including the RIPE and InterNIC folks on this discussion. Here are some questions for your consideration:
1) Should we remove the uniqueness requirement for net names in the Merit and InterNIC/whois databases?
2) My understanding is that RIPE's database does not require existence or uniqueness of net names. Is that correct?
3) Do net names serve any useful purpose? Should we get rid of them altogether?
We use the net names to produce a much more readable IP accounting/ statistics from the routers. So in my opinion they serve a useful purpose and should not be thrown away. -- Arne