[db-wg] New organisation type proposal "NON-REGISTRY" => "OTHER"

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Dear colleagues,

This is a proposal to change the organisation type "NON-REGISTRY" to
"OTHER" for ORGANISATION objects in the RIPE Database.

Motivation:

The RIPE ENUM Working Group needs a more general organisation type for
the ORGANISATION object.

Many organisations have the organisation type "NON-REGISTRY". In the
context of the RIPE Database, this is correct. However, some
organisations have different functions in other contexts.

The RIPE ENUM Working Group proposes changing the organisation type from
"NON-REGISTRY" to "OTHER".

More details are available at:
http://www.ripe.net/ripe/maillists/archives/enum-wg/2006/msg00100.html

Implementation:

The proposed change involves changing the syntax of the ORGANISATION
object in the RIPE Database. It does not involve any new or changed
authorisation rules or changes to any other objects.

Consequences for Existing Objects:

Around 20,000 ORGANISATION objects in the RIPE Database have the status
of "NON-REGISTRY". The RIPE NCC will modify these objects. Before making
any changes, we will tell the object holders about what will happen.

If you have any questions about this, send an e-mail to <ripe-dbm at ripe.net>

Kind Regards,

-- 
Katie Petrusha
RIPE NCC