> On 4 Oct 2022, at 15:25, denis walker <[email protected]> wrote: > > Colleagues > > I have many things to say about this proposal but I will start with a > response to Sander's concern. > > On Tue, 4 Oct 2022 at 13:53, Sander Steffann <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >>>> To break it down by rationale: >>>> >>>> "One of the main reasons for registering IPv4 PA assignments was that LIRs >>>> could show their use of IPv4 and thus justify the request for an >>>> additional IPv4 allocation from the RIPE NCC. However, this requirement >>>> has become obsolete since the RIPE NCC ran out of IPv4 addresses in 2019." >>> >>> This merely means that this particular reason is no longer relevant for >>> IPv4 addresses. >> >> Justifying getting more PA Allocations was never the reason to document PA >> Assignments in the RIPE database. Its purpose is to document who to contact >> for administrative and technical issues concerning the IP addresses. Being >> able to use that data to verify that IP addresses are actually in use before >> allocating more was just a useful side effect. >> >> I therefore oppose this rationale. I know that organisations are lazy and >> only properly document assignments when they want the benefits for >> themselves (i.e. getting another allocation). I think there is a more >> important decision to make here: do we still want this level of >> documentation for operational purposes? > > Again we are back to asking the question, "What is the purpose of the > RIPE Database in 2022?”
My guess is that the fact the initial query protocol was called WHOIS and not WHATIS or even WHEREIS might be a good hint. Joao -- To unsubscribe from this mailing list, get a password reminder, or change your subscription options, please visit: https://lists.ripe.net/mailman/listinfo/address-policy-wg
