Re: Backend storage for an LIR IP mgmt system

• To: Ben Martel < >
• From: Dmitry Morozovsky < >
• Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2001 16:31:35 +0300 (MSK)

On Mon, 17 Dec 2001, Ben Martel wrote:

BM> As you may remember from an earlier message. We are currently working on an
BM> open source LIR IP address management tool and would like your feedback on
BM> the following question.
BM>
BM> What is the preferred choice of backing storage (database) for the IP
BM> allocations and pertaining information?
BM>
BM> We currently have implemented an XML2 backend and a Berkeley DB backend, and
BM> intend to add LDAP (actually OpenLDAP)? Would anybody strongly want
BM> something else? and why?

Did you evaluate any of widely-used SQLs? MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle would
be useful I think. Personally I prefer PostgreSQL ;)


Sincerely,
D.Marck                                   [DM5020, DM268-RIPE, DM3-RIPN]
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