[db-wg] domain: object normalization

On 03.09 09:57, Randy Bush wrote:
> 
> you might want to be a bit more in line with internet standards.
> apologies for being too off balance here at apnic to give you an
> exact ref.  but 127.1 is 127.0.0.1 etc.


The specific behavior of the RIPE database has been agreed in 1994 and
is described in ripe-121.  The rationale for this behavior is different
from inet_aton(); in particular the typical query is for more than one
address and often based on a prefix in slash notation.  Using
inet_aton() behavior was discussed at the time but considered too
confusing in combination with prefix notation and thus not appropriate
for the application.  Harvard explained this already

Changing this behavior will not only confuse human users but also break
automated processes. I consider this a Bad Idea.

Daniel