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

["Steven J. Richardson" <]

Christian:

  I think that this idea, while good, may be too restrictive unless
  coupled with the ability to override this "global" advisory by
  setting the "advisory" attribute of a specific prefix which originates
  within the AS.


  Steve Richardson/Merit

>From owner-db-wg@localhost Fri Oct 20 16:13:34 1995
  >Date: Fri, 20 Oct 1995 21:08:19 MET
  >From: "Christian Panigl, ACOnet/UniVie +43 1 4065822-383"
  >      panigl@localhost
  >Cc: domain-admin@localhost
  >Message-Id: <009982B8.A55165BA.3@localhost>
  >Subject: Proposal on applying advisory attribute to "aut-num" object
  >Status: R
  >
  >    Dear colleagues,
  >    
  >    at RIPE22 I made the following proposal which I would like to be built
  >    into the RIPE-DB and other routing registry databases:
  >    
  >    The famous "advisory" attribute which seems to be still needed by ANS to
  >    get their routing done is especially cumbersome because it has to be
  >    applied to and maintained for every single "route" object.  If the
  >    "advisory" attribute could be added to the "aut-num" object, entering an
  >    "advisory" there could cover all routes originated by this AS.  Of
  >    course the ANS people will have to slightly modify their software.
  >    
  >    Example:
  >    
  >aut-num:     AS760
  >descr:       University of Vienna, Austria
  >descr:       AT
  >as-in:       from AS679 100 accept AS679
  >as-in:       from AS1115 100 accept AS1115
  >as-in:       from AS1776 100 accept AS1776 AS1117
  >as-in:       from AS1853 100 accept ANY
  >as-in:       from AS2494 100 accept AS2494
  >as-out:      to AS1853 announce AS-UDNVIE
  >as-out:      to AS679 announce ANY
  >as-out:      to AS1115 announce ANY
  >as-out:      to AS1776 announce ANY
  >as-out:      to AS2494 announce ANY
  >default:     AS1853 100
  >advisory:    AS690 1:1800 2:1133 3:1239		<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
  >guardian:    domain-admin@localhost
  >admin-c:     HS118
  >tech-c:      EJ63
  >tech-c:      FK17-RIPE
  >mnt-by:      AS760-MNT
  >changed:     panigl@localhost 951020
  >source:      RIPE
  >
  >    Comments welcome !
  >    
  >    Regards
  >    Christian
  >    
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