Re: Proposal on applying advisory attribute to "aut-num" object

["Wilfried Woeber, UniVie/ACOnet" <]

>An other approach to this problem would not need any change in the DB schema.
>We have the `remarks' attribute which can be used for any additional information
>related to the AS. I think it could also contain something like:
>"advisory:    AS690 1:1800 2:1133 3:1239" which means, the aut-num would have
>the following remarks attribute:
>remarks:     advisory:    AS690 1:1800 2:1133 3:1239
>In this case any AS could add as many remarks as needed for the advisories...

  I think (mis-)using the remark: is a bad idea. 

  It is already being used to e.g. describe DMZ configurations
  (ias-int:). It leaves too many things to bi-lateral agreements and
  there is just marginal syntax checking for the remark: attribute. 
  A poor environment to base configuration decisions on....
  
  But it might be appropriate to think about the advisory: as a remark,
  this might eventually discourage the use of it :-)
  
  Wilfried.
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