Re: RIPE Handle document
- Date: Tue, 7 Dec 93 16:42:40 MET
- Organization: GARR Network Information Service
Piet,
> What is "actual RIPE database"? Lots of the info therein is
> coming from local registries, in whatever format the latter
> maintain their info/database.
The actual database is that one with source: RIPE in its etries.
> This is needed because local registries often use the RIPE-NCC database
> software package.
> I fail to see what this has to do with the case. And I don't
> even know whether your statement is correct: some registries
> may maintain their database in a "RIPE-like" format without
> using the RIPE-NCC database software package.
In this case they do not have problems with the RIPE handle.
> I think it would be easier and better to define other suffixes which
> could be used (and accepted by the software). The local registry then
> simply send person entries which already contain unique handles to the NCC.
> See above: a local registry may generate unique handles, but
> they don't serve the purpose of uniqueness in the context
> where that uniqueness is required.
If an handle is unique it could be used in many different contexts,
i.e. database with source: RIPE and source: SOMETHINGELSE
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