Dear Dennis, Please excuse the top post and cc. WOW! I am blown away, this is an awesome compliment. I had no idea, I honestly thought I was just naive. Thank you and your employers and the community for the effort and authority you have put in to acknowledge this. I appreciate the concise nature of this article, less is more but to get to less takes more time, effort and authority. No apology needed, I think you've set a great example of how internet society works. Much appreciated. I look forward to the outcome and the process to get there :) Sincerely Alan PS and thanks to my mentors too… for the inspiration. On 22 Aug 2013, at 4:19 PM, Denis Walker <denis@ripe.net> wrote:
Dear colleagues,
Apologies for the delay in replying. It took me a while to find the time to write this article. I have written a RIPE Labs article explaining the background of how the RIPE Database works as an open, global Internet Routing Registry: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/denis/using-the-ripe-database-as-an-internet-r...
The article outlines the different scenarios, which explain how the reported situation occurred. I also raised a few questions in the article that I have heard whispered over the years. Perhaps it is time to review how this aspect of the database works.
I also wrote an email to the Address Policy Working Group recently outlining the can/can't do list of actions regarding the aut-num object, which may be of interest in this discussion: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/address-policy-wg/2013-August/008174....
Regards Denis Walker Business Analyst RIPE NCC Database Team