[ncc-services-wg] ASN request and org object

Hi Hank,

On Tue, Oct 12, 2004 at 09:06:07AM +0200, Hank Nussbacher wrote:

[...]

> >The "org" line is optional in the RIPE DB; this is new attribute which was
> >introduced short time ago and it's absent in most objects.
> >
> >However we think it is important to know which company an ASN is assigned 
> >to
> >and this is why we are asking to create this object for every new
> >registration.
> 
> If this is the case then I think the ASN request form should be updated to 
> reflect that org is now mandatory and not optional.

Youu're right. The template shows the "org:" attribute as optional     
because it is not mandatory in the database. This is similar to the
situation for "import:" and "export:" attributes. We have this       
comment in the form for those lines:

% Please also note that although "import:" and "export:"
% attributes for an "aut-num" object are optional in terms            
% of database software, they are mandatory in terms of RIPE                     
% policies. This ensures that the AS Number requested is to                     
% be multi-homed.                                                               
                                                                                
We'll add something similar for "org:" lines when we next update
the form.

Thanks for the input.

Regards,

-- 
leo vegoda
Registration Services Manager
RIPE NCC