Ah thank you all, this now makes sense :) -Cynthia
On Wed, Jan 20, 2021 at 4:51 PM Wilfried Wöber via db-wg <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 20/01/2021 14:28, Cynthia Revström via db-wg wrote: > > Hi DB-WG, > > > [...] > > I noticed that there is currently only one RIR org (ORG-AFNC1-RIPE) > which I assume > > came about as a result of the ERX process. > > This may be the case, too. > > > (sidenote: ORG-AFNC1-RIPE is not referenced by anything except the role > object > > anymore, so it might be somewhat redundant at this point) > > I presume it is a leftover from the days when AfriNIC was in its infancy, > not yet established as a separate entity and accredited as an RIR by ICANN > (according to the advice of the ASO). > > During this setup phase AFRINIC was operatin under the umbrella of the > RIPE NCC, > managing a separate block of address space already. > > Wilfried > > > Other related info I found: > > Aside from the org-types of "LIR" and "OTHER" there are ~2300 orgs. > > There is a RIR, an IANA, and a WHITEPAGES. > > But the rest are "OTHER" but with differing capitalization (mainly Other > and other). > > > > -Cynthia > >
