FW: [dbwg] parent org idea / referral server field
David Poch
David.Poch at telus.com
Thu Jun 19 17:32:40 EDT 2003
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
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