[routing-wg] Network failed [was re: Notification of RIPE Database changes]

Dear Dennis,

Please excuse the top post and cc.  

WOW! I am blown away, this is an awesome compliment. I had no idea, I honestly thought I was just naive. 

Thank you and your employers and the community for the effort and authority you have put in to acknowledge this.  I appreciate the concise nature of this article, less is more but to get to less takes more time, effort and authority. No apology needed, I think you've set a great example of how internet society works.

Much appreciated. I look forward to the outcome and the process to get there :)

Sincerely

Alan

PS and thanks to my mentors too… for the inspiration. 

On 22 Aug 2013, at 4:19 PM, Denis Walker <denis at ripe.net> wrote:

> Dear colleagues,
> 
> Apologies for the delay in replying. It took me a while to find the time to write this article. I have written a RIPE Labs article explaining the background of how the RIPE Database works as an open, global Internet Routing Registry:
> https://labs.ripe.net/Members/denis/using-the-ripe-database-as-an-internet-routing-registry
> 
> The article outlines the different scenarios, which explain how the reported situation occurred. I also raised a few questions in the article that I have heard whispered over the years. Perhaps it is time to review how this aspect of the database works.
> 
> I also wrote an email to the Address Policy Working Group recently outlining the can/can't do list of actions regarding the aut-num object, which may be of interest in this discussion:
> http://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/address-policy-wg/2013-August/008174.html
> 
> Regards
> Denis Walker
> Business Analyst
> RIPE NCC Database Team
> 
>