On 16/09/2021 09:06, Gert Doering via db-wg wrote: > On Thu, Sep 16, 2021 at 02:59:04AM +0200, denis walker wrote: >> The RIPE NCC effectively already provides >> this referral service with RIPE GRS. It solves this problem 100% for >> all RIR administered address space. Why do we need the NRO to start >> discussions with IANA on how to fix a problem that already has a fully >> implemented and working solution? > > The NCC is not the root of the address distribution tree. IANA is. > > So pointing people from all over the world to the RIPE NCC "because IANA > can't get their part right" is conceptually the wrong approach. > > In practice, it might provide a fast and convenient approach today, but > why can't IANA just do that? Mirror the RIR stats files, point people > asking *at the root of the tree* to the right branch. > > Gert Doering > -- NetMaster
thanks Gert for putting it much better than I did/could. Frank (OP)
