RIPE Database Deletions Automated

[Daniel Karrenberg <]

How to delete a RIPE database object?

To delete an object from the RIPE database, please send in a normal
database update for the object to be deleted including a delete
attribute as the last attribute listed.  In order to delete

person:    Daniel Karrenberg
address:   RIPE Network Coordination Centre (NCC)
address:   Kruislaan 409
address:   NL-1098 SJ Amsterdam
address:   Netherlands
phone:     +31 20 592 5065
fax-no:    +31 20 592 5090
e-mail:    dfk@localhost
nic-hdl:   DK58
changed:   ripe-dbm@localhost 920826
source:    RIPE

one would send in 

person:    Daniel Karrenberg
address:   RIPE Network Coordination Centre (NCC)
address:   Kruislaan 409
address:   NL-1098 SJ Amsterdam
address:   Netherlands
phone:     +31 20 592 5065
fax-no:    +31 20 592 5090
e-mail:    dfk@localhost
nic-hdl:   DK58
changed:   ripe-dbm@localhost 920826
source:    RIPE
delete:	   karrenberg@localhost person has moved

The value of the delete attribute is a comment which can be used to
record reasons for the deletion. It will be archived and can be used
by database administrators to verify delte requests. 

In order to safeguard against unwanted deletions the object will only be
deleted if all attributes in the delete request match those in the
database.  Otherwise a diagnostic will be returned to the requestor and
the deletion refused.