Typos in assignments

Marten,

  > We have found that the number of typos made in assignments and database
  > updates is increasing too much lately. Especially mixing 192.x.y and 193.x.y
  > is very popular.
unfortunately typos are hitting all of the data bases:-(

  > - only NEW 193.x.y assignments to <assign at ripe.net>
  > - ALL updates and other new entries to <ripe-dbm at ripe.net>
The initial announcement for <assign at ripe.net> probably was not perfectly clear
to restrict the use of this address to 193.x.y  AND  I remember that for some
other reassignments (well, not my own) sent directly to DDN-NIC it was requested
to channel all European reassignments via the NCC.

Thus I have been using assign at RIPE.net for updates which I intended to
"write-through" to DDN-NIC (all messages including records for "old"
blocks included a remark telling so).

If we would know a little more about the state of how data base alignment
between DDN-NIC and RIPE-NCC actually works or what the intended ways are,
it might become easier for local registries to avoid misinterpretation
of procedures. Sure, I know, that unfortunately progress on the data base
alignement/exchange issue has been lagging far behind behind our hopes
and needs for improvement, and I sure can appreciate some of the problems
standing in the way (including the courtesy not explain all the problems
in public).

Well, we hope that with the INTERNIC service contracts now in place
t will get easier to establish a smooth data flow - and make it known to the
registries. Probably some folks will be discussing some of this somewhere
in Ohio in a weeks time...   (unapproved, closed mini-BOF in the 1:00 to 3:30 AM
time after the social event? :-)

CU,
  Ruediger


Ruediger Volk
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