FW: [dbwg] parent org idea / referral server field

This latest proposal to use a parent / child org ID is a good one, and also enables migration of networks to rWHOIS servers from an existing org ID rather than a flash cut, which is un-desireable.  Comments?
 


-----Original Message-----
From: william at elan.net [mailto:william at elan.net]
Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 1:45 PM
To: ginny at arin.net
Cc: dbwg at arin.net
Subject: Re: [dbwg] parent org idea / referral server field


If its in the schema already and part of database, maybe you should 
consider this to be a good time to use it (then only work necessary is 
to change whois service to make use of that) and offer those who have some
ip blocks with rwhois and some without a choice if they want  all ip 
blocks in rwhois or if they want second org setup. What you originally
wrote as far as doing it with only org and then in 3 months asking if 
some want to do it with net - this is just not practical since once you 
tell people you have to change everything to rwhois or get rid of it, 
they'll not want to go through it again and change it again just for some 
blocks.

And I know in reality parent org is little more then just database field 
and whois - you need template changes, concept on how one can create it, 
etc. I'd propose not immediatly doing that and having it done manually 
until the system is discussed on the next meeting, but have this available 
as manual request through registration services (if somebody needs extra 
org or connect one org to another, they ask registration services and it is 
done manually).

> We agree that the parent org is a good idea. In fact, back in December 
> 2000, we put this concept into our schema, and it still exists today. Our 
> intention was to introduce this ability in the future.  Although this 
> functionality has not been a high priority for the Engineering staff at 
> this point in time, we still intend to further explore this sometime in 
> the future.
> 
> Ginny Listman
> Director of Engineering
> ARIN