[ARIN-consult] Hello / database restructuring/updating

[Björn Bartels]

Am 29.01.2009 um 22:51 schrieb <michael.dillon at bt.com> <michael.dillon at bt.com 
 >:

>
>> So, a question would be: is RPSL, as it's defined in
>> RFC-2622, along with some RPC or CGI interface an option to you?
>>
>> http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2622.txt
>
> I think that an important feature of ARIN's whois database schema,  
> should be that it can easily produce RPSL format so that there is no  
> technical barrier to interworking with the other RIRs. This would  
> extend to a scenario where one could send all whois queries to ARIN,  
> and if the answer is in RIPE's directory, ARIN can retrieve it and  
> pass it along in an answer that is structured identically to answers  
> coming from ARIN's directory. And this should be reciprocal so that  
> someone in Europe can query RIPE, they pass it to ARIN, get the  
> answer and send it to their client in correct RIPE RPSL format.
>
> Let's reuse whatever we can, avoid reinventing the wheel unless  
> there is a high likelihood that other RIRs will adopt the new wheel,  
> and try to use off-the-shelf FOSS sofware components as much as  
> possible.
>
> --Michael Dillon
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And, in fact, they do not even have to reinvent it. The ARIN staff  
(may be) just have to adapt/import their data. During my research in  
the initiation of our project, I once came across this

http://www.ripe.net/db/rpsl/#software

ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/dbase/software/

Once this is adapted, even a testing system could easily be set-up. If  
there is a licence issue, which I doupt because RIPE released its  
server under GNU's GPL, I am sure ARIN and RIPE are able to figure out  
something ;)

YT
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