Colleagues
Just a comment on the RPSL issue from the RIPE 80 session today. RPSL has
little to do with the accuracy of data in the RIPE IRR. RPSL is just a
language. Assuming you understand the language, it is your choice whether or
not you maintain your data and keep it accurate and up to date.
If we were to change from RPSL to something else the data would not necessarily
be of any better quality. But it would be 'non standard' compared to all the
other IRRs. Changing RPSL, as a means of inputting and outputting routing data,
is not something that can be considered unilaterally within the RIPE Database.
Perhaps a different question to ask could be, "is all the routing information
contained in the RIPE Database still meaningful, useful and necessary
(regardless of the language)?".
cheersdenis
co-chair DB-WG
