Re: "changed" field should be deleted

[Michael van Elst <]

Hi,

> > This would obviously help the registries but other users of the RIPE-DB
> > might be left out by this solution.
> 
> "Other users" are not really interested in the real e-mail address
> of changer. This field is needed only by administrators who want to
> delete the object because they have to send back the exact copy of
> the record.

well, that's a kind of broad statement comparable to the "no user
would need more than 640k". Won't you think ?

For me the changed records help to track down the person who modified
the record and who could possibly tell what was changed and why it
was changed. Of course you cannot trust the records, but it gives
strong hints.

Greetings,
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