[ARIN-consult] Consultation on Orphaned Organization (Org) and Point of Contact (POC) Records

[William Herrin]

On Wed, Aug 1, 2018 at 2:44 PM, ARIN <info at arin.net> wrote:
> An analysis of the ARIN registry for orphaned records has shown the
> following results:
>
> Total # of registered Orgs in ARIN's database:  926,474
> Total # of Orgs that have been orphaned for 1+ years:  317,730
> Total # of Orgs that have been orphaned for 2+ years:  254,275
>
> Total # of registered POCs in ARIN's database:  919,050
> Total # of POCs that have been orphaned for 1+ years:  351,644
> Total # of POCs that have been orphaned for 2+ years:  291,741

Hi,

What portion of this is from folks who directly interacted with ARIN
versus records introduced via SWIP from a third party?


> The proposed procedure would result in the deletion and archival of all
> Orgs and POCs that have been orphaned for 2 or more years.

If the archive is publicly accessible (perhaps constrained to a web
form instead of the multiple access methods available for primary
data) I have no objection. If the archive is retired from public view,
there are at least some hypothetical scenarios where access to
historical data would help forensic investigations. Not just law
enforcement: documentation gets lost and it would be helpful to be
able to track down why my predecessor accepted a route from someone
who does not at this instant appear in the registry.

Regards,
Bill Herrin



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