[apnic-talk] Status field for inet6num objects

 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nigel Titley [mailto:nigel at titley.com]
> 
> On Wed, 2002-06-12 at 07:11, Daniel Karrenberg wrote:
> > At 06:00 AM 6/12/2002, Geoff Huston wrote:
> > >However, the distinction between "ALLOCATED" and 
> "ASSIGNED" is perhaps a bit subtle.
> > 
> > When these attributes were created, those particular words 
> were in deemed both descriptive and clear.
> > Maybe the language concerned has shifted underneath in the 
> meantime ;-).
> > As a native speaker of one of its dialects, would you make 
> a suggestion for improvement?
> 
> Well actually as a native speaker of (another) of its dialects,
> I've never considered the distinction of ALLOCATED and ASSIGNED to
> be other than subtle. I'd much prefer DELEGATED and ASSIGNED or
> some such. This may be a matter of taste however.

I tend to agree with Nigel, although I'd go for something even
plainer like DELEGATED-TO-LIR and ASSIGNED-TO-END-USER (I know
they're a bit verbose but they're absolutely clear ;-)  It also makes
clear that addresses assigned to an LIR in the role of END-USER are
exactly that.  That way, an individual who is struggling with English
as a second language (or even their first language ;-) can be
absolutely clear of the status of a range of addresses.

Just my two pence...

Regards,

Guy

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