Re: updating a person object

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Hi there,

Alexander Koch schrieb:

> Daniel Karrenberg wrote:
> >   > Joao Luis Silva Damas joao@localhost writes:
> >   > May be nic handle reuse would be something to talk about in RIPE 32 during
> >   > the db-wg meeting, Wilfried ?
> >
> > Definitely seconded.
> > My proposal: Do not re-use handles at all. This prevents a lot of problems
> > and also makes the references unique *over time*. This makes questions
> > of the form: "Who have the administrative contacts of this inetnum since
> > 1995?" *much* easier to answer quickly.
>
> Is that wise? See the InterNIC and handles...
> A handle should not be reused within a certain period of time (days,
> weeks?), but a reuse should most certainly be possible. Otherwise
> we may end up with something like ns84986-ripe or something. It is

it will come, with or withour reuse - in any way :)
We'd better talk about a system that does not
overrun or produces handles like "ns84986".

>
> not that bad yet, of course, but it will come...?
>
> I can only speak for myself, but I do look for ppl already having a
> handle and see if it reusable or referenced somewhere else when
> transferring a domain to us. As long as some still do that, reusing
> is a nice-to-have option.
>
> Or what do you mean by saying "reuse" ?
>
> Regards,
> Alexander Koch
>
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