[db-wg] Proposal to remove "referral-by" attribute in "mntner" object or make it optional
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Piotr Strzyzewski
Piotr.Strzyzewski at polsl.pl
Tue Mar 18 14:24:07 CET 2014
On Tue, Mar 18, 2014 at 12:46:14PM +0100, Job Snijders wrote: > > I think this may be a bit over cautious for this object type. > > When none of the other participants in this thread have objections to a > 'fast phase-out', I will not persue a more cautious approach for this > attribute. :-) Although I'm quite happy to move forward with this case without any unnecessary steps/hassle, I would like to avoid such discussions like this one from last year about urgent release of RIPE DB software. And yes - this is over cautious from my side. ;-) > > The MNTNER object is not created, update or queried as often as > > operational data. And it is one of the least likely objects to be > > subject to automated scripts creating or querying & fully parsing it. > > Because of the hidden password hash, most MNTNER objects can only be > > fully accessed by an authenticated lookup in Webupdates. This takes > > care of issues surrounding a missing, previously mandatory, > > attribute. > > I agree. > > > So for this object maybe we can: > > > > -drop referral-by to an optional attribute with warning if used. Of > > course it will follow our now standard deployment process. > > -send the reminders to the DB WG after 1 and 2 months > > -deprecate the attribute fully after 2 months > > Would it be possible to monitor the amount of creations/updates to MNTER > objects which contain a 'referral-by' attribute from the moment the > attribute becomes optional and generates soft warning? Good idea. Piotr -- gucio -> Piotr Strzyżewski E-mail: Piotr.Strzyzewski at polsl.pl
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