------- Forwarded Message Date: Mon, 15 Jan 1996 10:23:15 +0100 From: Daniel Karrenberg <Daniel.Karrenberg@ripe.net> Sender: dfk@ripe.net To: Domain registration staff <hostmaster@sztaki.hu> cc: ripe-op@ripe.net Subject: Unauthorized modifications of RIPEDB

Domain registration staff <hostmaster@sztaki.hu> writes: Dear NCC,

Last week the following new 219 domains appeared in RIPEDB. I can't believe that all of European TLD administrators registered this domains at the same time. Moreover with and without CO.

There are two basic problems here: 1) Confusion about the role of the RIPE database in *domain names*. The database is not authoritative about domain names. It is just informational for these. The authoritative registry of domain names for TLDs is kept by TLD administrators. They are encouraged use the ripe database to make their registry accessible. This is *not* mandatory. 2) Lack of authorisation in the RIPE database for the *creation* of objects. As David Kessens has pointed out already we are working on this. Once this is implemented TLD administrators can control the creation of objects within their namespace. This is the top priority database development item at the moment. We are also working on a simple referral method so that TLD administrators can run their own whois services, as the NL TLD administrator does. Until these problems are solved the RIPE database can be nothing more than informational about TLDs. Oncve they are solved TLD administrators have the means to keep their data clean if they wish. Daniel ------- End of Forwarded Message