Interesting object in the RIPE database

On Fri, Jul 09, 1999 at 10:48:01AM +0200, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:
> 
> Joao,
> 
> As of this morning my code (see http://stat.cybercity.dk/ripe) found
> four bogus objects, all of which suffer from typos in the inetnum.
> 
> I think it would be perfectly valid to make the database reject
> objects larger than /19 and ask for them to be handled manually.



It would be sufficient if it rejects overlaps that do not
form a tree. I.e. you can add an object inside the bounds of
a less specific object but you cannot add an object that is
partially inside and partially outside.

Michael van Elst




> 
> Poul-Henning
> 
> 
> inetnum:     62.185.243.0 - 62.186.243.63
> netname:     GB-HARLEY-NET3
> descr:       Network of Harley Davidson Europe
> country:     GB
> admin-c:     AB1067-RIPE
> tech-c:      AB1067-RIPE
> status:      ASSIGNED PA
> remarks:     MPN customer
> remarks:     Please send SPAM reports to postmaster at ibm.net
> remarks:     Please send ABUSE reports to abuse at ibm.net
> mnt-by:      EU-IBM-NIC-MNT
> changed:     minas at nl.ibm.com 19990707
> source:      RIPE
> 
> inetnum:     62.185.243.64 - 62.186.243.127
> netname:     GB-HARLEY-NET3
> descr:       Network of Harley Davidson Europe
> country:     GB
> admin-c:     AB1067-RIPE
> tech-c:      AB1067-RIPE
> status:      ASSIGNED PA
> remarks:     MPN customer
> remarks:     Please send SPAM reports to postmaster at ibm.net
> remarks:     Please send ABUSE reports to abuse at ibm.net
> mnt-by:      EU-IBM-NIC-MNT
> changed:     minas at nl.ibm.com 19990707
> source:      RIPE
> 
> inetnum:     62.185.243.64 - 62.186.243.127
> netname:     GB-HARLEY-NET3
> descr:       Network of Harley Davidson Europe
> country:     GB
> admin-c:     AB1067-RIPE
> tech-c:      AB1067-RIPE
> status:      ASSIGNED PA
> remarks:     MPN customer
> remarks:     Please send SPAM reports to postmaster at ibm.net
> remarks:     Please send ABUSE reports to abuse at ibm.net
> mnt-by:      EU-IBM-NIC-MNT
> changed:     minas at nl.ibm.com 19990707
> source:      RIPE
> 
> inetnum:     194.126.77.192 - 195.126.77.199
> netname:     GLOB-PINCNXN3
> descr:       Pinnacle Int Services Ltd
> country:     GB
> admin-c:     PB4713-RIPE
> tech-c:      HM201-RIPE
> rev-srv:     bilbo.globalnet.co.uk
> rev-srv:     gandalf.globalnet.co.uk
> status:      ASSIGNED PA
> notify:      notify at global.net.uk
> mnt-by:      GLOBAL-MNT
> changed:     shan.liu at global.net.uk 19990705
> source:      RIPE
> 
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