NIC Handles

Daniel Karrenberg writes:
> 
> Friends,
> 
> after all the useful input from you and some more thought we have
> concluded that introducing the RIPE handles this year is too ambitious. 
> 
> So it will be January. 
> 
> I see two alternatives:
> 
> 1) We wait until the RIPE meeting in order to discuss all the
> possibilities and make a firm decision.  This delays introduction well
> into February.  Database exchange with the InterNIC is also delayed
> until then. 
> 
> 2) We introduce like planned in the first week(s) of January.  In order
> to address concerns quick and easy assignment we will operate a server
> for real-time assignments.  If this does not solve the expected problems
> we can decide about local assignements at the RIPE meeting. 
> 
> In order not to delay database exchange with the NIC we favour option 2.
> 
> About the real-time server: It will run on a special TCP port accessible
> only to local IRs.  The server will accept a person object with
> "nic-hdl: assign" and immediately echo back the person object with the
> NIC handle or an error message.  We will provide a filter "assignhandle"
> to go with it so you can integrate it into your own software (we will
> often run it in vi/emacs). 
> 
> We will also provide the filter mentioned in the paper which adds
> handles to an existing database without handles. 
> 
> Does anyone have real problems with option 2?
> 
> Daniel
> 

With the above proposed server and tools I see option 2 as a feasible
approach. Thank you Daniel!

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