Re: [db-wg] Update to RIPE Database Terms & Conditions

2024-05-16 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Hi Maria On Thu, 16 May 2024 at 10:04, Maria Stafyla wrote: > > Hi Denis, > > > I would like to acknowledge that all our legal framework documents, including > the RIPE Database Terms and Conditions, are written by legal professionals. I really don't know why everyone thinks I am some nasty

Re: [db-wg] Changes to the RIPE Database Acceptable Use Policy and Daily Limit Accounting

2024-05-14 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Hi Ed This sounds like a good move. I have 2 questions about the rules. If I query 1000 personal data sets on an IP address, then I log in to my access account, can I query 1000 more? I know this to some extent bypasses the strict rules. But in that office situation you referred to, suppose

Re: [db-wg] Update to RIPE Database Terms & Conditions

2024-05-11 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Hi Maria Oh dear!!! I wasn't going to respond to this. No one is interested in getting things right, so why should I bother? But I read it again and it is so wrong, I couldn't just walk away. Let's go back to 2010. The RIPE Database Terms and Conditions is one of the most important corporate

[db-wg] Unintended consequences of 2023-04

2024-05-07 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Colleagues The proposers of 2023-04 assured the community that their motivation was purely to provide aggregation, an optional, minor, inconsequential feature that did not change anything else. So if their minds were focused purely on aggregation, as they have told us and we must accept that

Re: [db-wg] Update to RIPE Database Terms & Conditions

2024-05-06 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Hi Athina, Maria It would be nice if one of you can give an update to the community on this issue of the Terms & Conditions being out of step your with current legal opinion. cheers denis co-chair DB-WG On Wed, 17 Apr 2024 at 07:36, denis walker wrote: > > Colleagues > > In the Impact Analysis

Re: [db-wg] Overly specific inet6num objects by Hetzner

2024-04-27 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Hi On Sat, 27 Apr 2024 at 20:56, Semisol via db-wg wrote: > > Hetzner apparently creates an `inet6num` object per dedicated server > allocation (enough to get my IP blocked for 1 day trying to query them all), > and it took several seconds to execute the query. > > > whois -r -- "-i mnt-by

[db-wg] Update to RIPE Database Terms & Conditions

2024-04-16 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Colleagues In the Impact Analysis (IA) for 2023-04, the RIPE NCC legal team expressed rules for entering personal data into the RIPE Database that are quite different to our previous understanding. This legal IA was relied on heavily by the proposers of 2023-04 and constantly referred to by them

Re: [db-wg] creating a second route object

2024-04-15 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Hi Aleksi Here we discuss the semantics of how the database applies the logic for route object creation. If you want to discuss the logic, I suggest you move over to the routing-wg and talk with other routing experts :) cheers denis co-chair DB-WG On Mon, 15 Apr 2024 at 14:52, Aleksi Suhonen

Re: [db-wg] creating a second route object

2024-04-15 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Hi guys It is not unintended behaviour or a bug. It is by design. See https://apps.db.ripe.net/docs/Authorisation/Protection-of-Route-Object-Space/#authorisation-rules-for-creating-route-objects There used to be a flow chart showing this but I can't find it now. cheers denis co-chair DB-WG On

Re: [db-wg] Whois Inverse Query by "sponsoring-org:" Attribute

2024-04-05 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Colleagues Interesting comments. Maybe I am the problem with the DB-WG? I announce that I am stepping down as co-chair after the next RIPE Meeting, Ed makes a proposal and within 4 hours on a Friday afternoon 8 people have supported the proposal. We haven't had that much support for anything on

Re: [db-wg] Call for Volunteers for RIPE Database Working Group Co-Chair

2024-03-29 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Hi Peter There are two seats available as I am stepping down as a co-chair after this next RIPE Meeting. I am slowly moving myself towards full retirement :) cheers denis co-chair DB-WG On Fri, 29 Mar 2024 at 08:18, Peter Hessler via db-wg wrote: > > Hi David, > > You mention two seats to fill

Re: [db-wg] Complying with Mail Provider Requirements When Sending Mail from Whois

2024-03-20 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Hi Sander and others On Wed, 20 Mar 2024 at 23:06, Sander Steffann wrote: > > Hi Denis, > > > So we just stay where we are, yet again, with the NCC sending out tens > > of thousands of emails every day to some of the almost a million email > > addresses in the database and you all continue to

Re: [db-wg] Complying with Mail Provider Requirements When Sending Mail from Whois

2024-03-20 Thread denis walker via db-wg
On Wed, 20 Mar 2024 at 07:51, Lutz Donnerhacke via db-wg wrote: > > * Denis Walker wrote: > > But looking through lots of email notifications about changes that you > > already know about, because you did them, and maybe in the middle is a > > notification of an attempted security breach that

Re: [db-wg] Complying with Mail Provider Requirements When Sending Mail from Whois

2024-03-19 Thread denis walker via db-wg
On Tue, 19 Mar 2024 at 17:03, denis walker via db-wg wrote: > Hi Gert > > On Tue, 19 Mar 2024 at 16:05, Gert Doering wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > On Tue, Mar 19, 2024 at 03:55:26PM +0100, denis walker via db-wg wrote: > > > This new anti-spam measure i

Re: [db-wg] Complying with Mail Provider Requirements When Sending Mail from Whois

2024-03-19 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Hi Gert On Tue, 19 Mar 2024 at 16:05, Gert Doering wrote: > > Hi, > > On Tue, Mar 19, 2024 at 03:55:26PM +0100, denis walker via db-wg wrote: > > This new anti-spam measure is a convenient point to reflect on how one > > part of the RIPE Database is used. Notific

Re: [db-wg] Complying with Mail Provider Requirements When Sending Mail from Whois

2024-03-19 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Colleagues I know none of you want to talk about any redevelopment of the RIPE Database. Not even doing it bit by bit. I keep reminding you that it is a 30 year old design and barely fit for purpose in the modern world. But still you all want to keep this dinosaur even though it is now on life

Re: [db-wg] geolocation purpose

2024-01-24 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Colleagues As Maria said, we now have a new defined purpose explicitly related to geofeed. Ed has confirmed that the prefix size restrictions have been removed. Does anyone think there is still anything outstanding regarding the implementation, deployment and use of geofeed? In particular

Re: [db-wg] DB WG interim session January 2024

2024-01-08 Thread denis walker via db-wg
situations. Cheers Denis Co-chair DB-WG On Tue, 9 Jan 2024, 00:21 Leo Vegoda, wrote: > Hi Denis, > > On Mon, 8 Jan 2024 at 15:16, denis walker via db-wg > wrote: > > > > Hi > > > > Maybe Leo or Dmitry could give an intro into what they mean by > 'alte

Re: [db-wg] DB WG interim session January 2024

2024-01-08 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Hi Maybe Leo or Dmitry could give an intro into what they mean by 'alternative modes of contact' so people can think about it before the discussion. Cheers Denis Co-chair DB-WG On Mon, 8 Jan 2024, 22:59 David Tatlisu via db-wg, wrote: > Hi, > Picking up from RIPE87, the first interim working

[db-wg] geolocation purpose

2023-11-02 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Colleagues The discussion and agreement of the text for a new purpose for the RIPE Database covering geolocation was done by the RIPE NCC and it's executive board. They refused to publish the text in advance, didn't announce that the board had agreed to it or that the T document has been updated.

Re: [db-wg] denying access to RIPE DB for proven spammers

2023-09-13 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Hi Sergey The RIPE Database is a public registry. It allows anyone to query it anonymously from a unix terminal window, for example, from any IP address. As long as such access is permitted there is physically and technically no means to limit access by any individual person. The T DO contain

Re: [db-wg] Fwd: Geofeed purpose

2023-08-07 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Maria, Colleagues I think there is still some confusion here. I am not questioning the process of updating a legal document. You said "'THE' proposed amendments have to be first presented to the Executive Board". But no one knows what 'the' proposed update is. Let me summarise the last 9 months

Re: [db-wg] Fwd: Geofeed purpose

2023-07-26 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Hi Maria Thanks for this. Just to remind everyone, can you publish the final proposed amendments that you are going to put to the board. cheers denis co-chair DB-WG On Wed, 26 Jul 2023 at 11:54, Maria Stafyla wrote: > > Hi Denis, > > This is still in progress. > > Our intention is to submit

Re: [db-wg] Where are we with NWIs?

2023-07-21 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Hi Nick I am not interested in google searches for rules of parliamentary committees. I am interested in RIPE specific documented rules. The parliamentary committee situations you referred to are generally formal, in person meetings where a single person has been appointed as the president or

Re: [db-wg] WG Co-Chairs Tasks (was: Where are we with NWIs?)

2023-07-20 Thread denis walker via db-wg
thoughts. cheers denis co-chair DB-WG On Fri, 21 Jul 2023 at 00:19, Sylvain Baya wrote: > > {change the topic. focus: basic tasks} > Dear RIPE DB-WG, > Hope this email finds you in good health. > Please see my comments below inline... > Thanks. > > Le mercredi 19 juillet 2023

Re: [db-wg] Where are we with NWIs?

2023-07-20 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Hi Niall On Thu, 20 Jul 2023 at 16:19, Niall O'Reilly wrote: > > Hi, Denis. > > On 19 Jul 2023, at 18:41, denis walker via db-wg wrote: > > > One or two vocal members of this community frequently express their > > opinion that all WG chairs should sit silen

Re: [db-wg] Where are we with NWIs?

2023-07-20 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Hi Nick On Thu, 20 Jul 2023 at 16:41, Nick Hilliard via db-wg wrote: > > > the job of a chair is to ensure that the business of the forum is done, > in an orderly and efficient way. Where is this stated? > From this point of view, an "active" > chair is good, and to be welcomed. What isn't

Re: [db-wg] Progress on NWI-4, assigning a whole allocation

2023-07-19 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Colleagues On Wed, 24 May 2023 at 08:52, Wessel Sandkuijl via db-wg wrote: > > Hi, > > I've reviewed Ed's impact analysis for NWI-4 and his proposal to add a new > status value "ALLOCATED-ASSIGNED PA". This will not cover all use cases and > it's use will most likely be limited as most people

Re: [db-wg] Fwd: Geofeed purpose

2023-07-19 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Hi Maria "> On the implementation side, we will discuss internally how we can make it explicit when adding a geofeed attribute that the privacy of the users of the related resources is respected." How are these internal discussions progressing? Do you have any suggestions yet? ">We will work on

[db-wg] Where are we with NWIs?

2023-07-19 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Colleagues One or two vocal members of this community frequently express their opinion that all WG chairs should sit silently in the background, post an occasional review and wait to declare consensus or not. I am always willing to try out ideas from the community. So for the last couple of

Re: [db-wg] NWI-14 Authenticating References to Objects

2023-06-19 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Hi Ed On Mon, 19 Jun 2023, 14:40 Edward Shryane via db-wg, wrote: > Dear colleagues, > > NWI-14 was implemented in Whois 1.107 which was deployed to production > today. > > Accordingly I've marked NWI-14 as finished on the Numbered Work Items page: >

Re: [db-wg] Database Working Group Chair Selection

2023-06-09 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Hi Randy On Fri, 9 Jun 2023 at 20:42, Randy Bush wrote: > > > That would be fine if we had a very active and engaging community. Like we > > had 20 years ago. But the vast vast vast majority of this community is > > silent on almost all database matters. The vocal people are a handful of > >

Re: [db-wg] Database Working Group Chair Selection

2023-06-09 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Hi Randy That would be fine if we had a very active and engaging community. Like we had 20 years ago. But the vast vast vast majority of this community is silent on almost all database matters. The vocal people are a handful of well known members of the community, whose views on many matters are

[db-wg] NWI update

2023-05-24 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Colleagues In the past we have done an NWI update as a presentation during the RIPE Meeting. However, as there is usually very little movement on most NWIs, the presentations are not very informative. This time we will present the update as an email and ask for any questions in the AOB at the end

Re: [db-wg] Geofeed purpose

2023-04-24 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Hi Warren I totally agree with you. We are waiting for a response from the RIPE NCC legal team otherwise we are all making guesses in the dark. I'm sure a response will come soon Cheers Denis Co-chair DB-WG On Mon, 24 Apr 2023, 21:50 Warren Kumari, wrote: > > > > > On Thu, Apr 13, 2023 at

Re: [db-wg] chair selection

2023-04-20 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Colleagues Just a quick reminder if anyone is interested in becoming a chair of the DB-WG please contact the current chairs. Cheers William and Denis Co-chairs DB-WG On Thu, 13 Apr 2023, 12:21 denis walker, wrote: > Colleagues > > The process for selecting chairs and terms of office is

Re: [db-wg] Geofeed purpose

2023-04-13 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Hi Randy, Sylvain IANAL either but I understood the main legal issue was that there is no defined purpose to use the RIPE Database for geolocation services. So whatever is in that referenced file is not covered by a valid purpose. We have had the "geoloc:" attribute for a long time. The value of

[db-wg] Fwd: Geofeed purpose

2023-04-13 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Colleagues A question for the legal team at the RIPE NCC. Would a simple purpose, as suggested below, address all the concerns you had about the use of the "geofeed:" attribute and allow you to remove any restrictions you felt were necessary when it was introduced? cheers denis co-chair DB-WG

[db-wg] chair selection

2023-04-13 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Colleagues The process for selecting chairs and terms of office is documented here https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/wg/active-wg/db/database-wg-chair-selection-process Accordingly, Denis's term of office expires at RIPE 86. If anyone is interested in joining the team please contact

Re: [db-wg] -T

2023-04-11 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Hi Randy Try -rB -Tdomain -i mb MAINT-RGNET -r means no referenced person/role objects -B means the unfiltered objects -Tdomain means only domain primary objects queried -i mb MAINT-RGNET means objects that are maintained by MAINT-RGNET cheers denis co-chair DB-WG On Wed, 12 Apr 2023 at

[db-wg] Geofeed purpose

2023-04-11 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Colleagues The conversation on deploying geofeed died shortly after RIPE 85. The last comment was from myself asking if anyone was willing to propose some wording for a new purpose covering the use of the RIPE Database for geolocation information. No one proposed any wording. So below I have made

Re: [db-wg] country codes in the RIPE Database (was: ORGANISATION country code)

2023-03-23 Thread denis walker via db-wg
he goal of a single, officially supported attribute for geolocation purposes, later deprecating all the others...please, please, please let us know. Then we can wrap this issue up with a ToDo list and some time lines. cheers denis co-chair DB-WG > > Kind regards, > Laurent Pellegrino > >

Re: [db-wg] country codes in the RIPE Database (was: ORGANISATION country code)

2023-03-23 Thread denis walker via db-wg
meantime the "country:" > attribute in INET(6)NUM object is helpful. > > Best regards > Éric > > -Original Message- > From: db-wg On Behalf Of denis walker via db-wg > Sent: Wednesday, March 8, 2023 3:52 AM > To: Leo Vegoda > Cc: RIPE Database WG ; Havar

[db-wg] Discussion and Decision making in the DB-WG

2023-03-08 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Colleagues I would like to clarify a couple of points here in case anyone has doubts. I often get heavily involved in some discussions on the mailing list. I sometimes have strong views and probably come across as quite pushy. But I always present arguments to support my viewpoint. I am not one

Re: [db-wg] country codes in the RIPE Database (was: ORGANISATION country code)

2023-03-07 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Hi Randy On Wed, 8 Mar 2023 at 03:11, Randy Bush wrote: > > > I suggest that this is not just a localized decision of the db-wg, but > > has global implications. > > +1, and this aside from the idea having other fatal flaws, as discussed > here before. Can you please be a little more specific?

Re: [db-wg] country codes in the RIPE Database (was: ORGANISATION country code)

2023-03-07 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Hi Leo >From my perspective as an analyst it's getting interesting now... Yes we can consider it as a complex problem needing a complex solution...but are either really complex? Maybe it is the environment that is complex and not this specific problem or solution. On Wed, 8 Mar 2023 at 01:29,

Re: [db-wg] country codes in the RIPE Database (was: ORGANISATION country code)

2023-03-07 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Hi Leo On Tue, 7 Mar 2023 at 23:51, Leo Vegoda wrote: > > Hi, > > I strongly support what George has written. > > On Tue, 7 Mar 2023 at 14:29, George Michaelson via db-wg > wrote: > > [...] > > > I don't necessarily disagree with you about the risks here, but I > > suggest that the decision to

Re: [db-wg] country codes in the RIPE Database (was: ORGANISATION country code)

2023-03-07 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Hi George Thanks for your comments. Of course global context is important in these situations and I appreciate you raising this issue. It says in the file: https://ftp.ripe.net/pub/stats/ripencc/RIR-Statistics-Exchange-Format.txt 3.3 Record format: ... cc= ISO 3166 2-letter

Re: [db-wg] country codes in the RIPE Database (was: ORGANISATION country code)

2023-03-07 Thread denis walker via db-wg
HI Cynthia On Thu, 2 Mar 2023 at 17:43, Cynthia Revström via db-wg wrote: > > Hi db-wg, > > I just want to start out by saying that I support efforts to try to better > understand and document this. > What I don't (currently) support is changing DB policy (policy in the form of > RIPE

Re: [db-wg] country codes in the RIPE Database (was: ORGANISATION country code)

2023-02-21 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Hi Leo On Mon, 20 Feb 2023 at 16:37, Leo Vegoda wrote: > > On Mon, 20 Feb 2023 at 07:25, denis walker wrote: > > On Mon, 20 Feb 2023 at 15:58, Leo Vegoda wrote: > > [...] > > > > Setting semantics aside... I don't know whether changing definitions — > > > and adding a missing definition is a

Re: [db-wg] country codes in the RIPE Database (was: ORGANISATION country code)

2023-02-20 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Hi Leo On Mon, 20 Feb 2023 at 15:58, Leo Vegoda wrote: > > On Thu, 26 Jan 2023 at 07:18, denis walker wrote: > > [...] > > > This is exactly what I said. In the quoted para above I said "the > > country codes have a well defined meaning", which you agree with. Then > > I said "but when entered

[db-wg] The RIPE Database needs your attention...

2023-02-08 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Colleagues We still have many outstanding issues, some of which have been on and off the table for years. We cannot make any progress on them as we do not have the attention of enough people in the community. It will be good if we can clear up some of these issues before the next RIPE meeting.

Re: [db-wg] Newbie-ish type of questions

2023-02-08 Thread denis walker via db-wg
On Wed, 8 Feb 2023 at 12:09, Ángel González Berdasco via db-wg wrote: > > 07-02-2023 19:22 +0200, Hank Nussbacher wrote: > > As a LIR we want to extract all records for which we are registered > > as mnt-by. We tried: > > > > >

Re: [db-wg] country codes in the RIPE Database (was: ORGANISATION country code)

2023-01-26 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Hi Leo On Thu, 26 Jan 2023 at 13:48, Leo Vegoda wrote: > > On Thu, 26 Jan 2023 at 03:55, denis walker via db-wg wrote: > > > > Hi Ed > > > > Thanks for the explanation. But as I explained to Cynthia, "org-name:" > > and "country:" are ve

Re: [db-wg] country codes in the RIPE Database (was: ORGANISATION country code)

2023-01-26 Thread denis walker via db-wg
cannot reliably use (a subset of) this data for purpose A or B... cheers denis co-chair DB-WG On Thu, 26 Jan 2023 at 11:54, Edward Shryane wrote: > > Hi Denis, > > > On 24 Jan 2023, at 17:19, denis walker via db-wg wrote: > > > > Colleagues > > > > Following on f

Re: [db-wg] country codes in the RIPE Database (was: ORGANISATION country code)

2023-01-24 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Colleagues Following on from Havard's comments below I would like to expand the discussion to consider the general use of country codes in the RIPE Database. As I tend to write long emails that many people don't read, I'll summarise my main points first then expand on the details for those who

Re: [db-wg] ORGANISATION country code

2023-01-24 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Hi Angel This is all explained in a RIPE Labs article https://labs.ripe.net/author/stefania_fokaeos/our-plan-to-update-country-codes/ and was discussed extensively in Oct/Nov 2019 and early 2020 on this mailing list. cheers denis co-chair DB-WG On Thu, 12 Jan 2023 at 22:09, Ángel González

Re: [db-wg] ORGANISATION country code

2023-01-12 Thread denis walker via db-wg
doesn't really matter in this instance. It is the fact that this user edited data has no meaning and is of no value or use to anyone besides the person who entered it. cheers denis co-chair DB-WG > > -Cynthia > > On Tue, Jan 10, 2023 at 2:03 PM denis walker via db-wg wrote: >> >&g

[db-wg] ORGANISATION country code

2023-01-10 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Colleagues We have a number of outstanding issues from RIPE 85 so let's start with NWI-10. Ed said in his update, "Country code is now editable in organisations without co-maintained resources" I think this is a really bad idea. The country codes entered into ORGANISATION objects by the RIPE NCC

Re: [db-wg] RIPE-NONAUTH AS-SET bug fix

2022-12-16 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Colleagues The chairs agree that we have a consensus on making this change and regarding it as a bug fix on the implementation of NWI-5. We therefore ask the RIPE NCC to implement this bug fix when it is convenient to fit it into their development plans. It can be done in two stages: 1/ Creating

Re: [db-wg] RIPE-NONAUTH AS-SET bug fix

2022-12-14 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Colleagues Just a quick reminder in case you missed the previous email. Looks like no one has any objections... cheers denis co-chair DB-WG On Thu, 8 Dec 2022 at 16:43, denis walker wrote: > > Colleagues > > There is some support for the idea that if AUT-NUM objects in > RIPE-NONAUTH authorise

[db-wg] RIPE-NONAUTH AS-SET bug fix

2022-12-08 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Colleagues There is some support for the idea that if AUT-NUM objects in RIPE-NONAUTH authorise the creation of AS-SET objects, these set objects will also be in RIPE-NONAUTH. There is also support for this to be considered as a bug from the implementation of 'NWI-5 Out of region ROUTE(6)/AUT-NUM

[db-wg] will NWI-19 break routing?

2022-11-30 Thread denis walker via db-wg
On Thu, 24 Nov 2022 at 16:13, Nick Hilliard via db-wg wrote: > > Niall O'Reilly via db-wg wrote on 23/11/2022 18:17: > > What I have in mind is AS-NIALLSPECIAL, which I populate with a list of > > AS numbers which I want to advertise to let others know that these > > are to be handled in some

Re: [db-wg] proposal: disallow creation of new non-hierarchically named AS-SET objects

2022-11-29 Thread denis walker via db-wg
On Tue, 29 Nov 2022 at 20:44, Nick Hilliard wrote: > > Cynthia Revström wrote on 29/11/2022 18:56: > > I agree with Nick. > > However there are currently as-set objects in RIPE based on aut-num > > objects in RIPE-NONAUTH. > > I think it might be worth considering if these should be cleaned up. >

Re: [db-wg] proposal: disallow creation of new non-hierarchically named AS-SET objects

2022-11-29 Thread denis walker via db-wg
On Tue, 29 Nov 2022, 19:56 Cynthia Revström, wrote: > I agree with Nick. > However there are currently as-set objects in RIPE based on aut-num > objects in RIPE-NONAUTH. > I think it might be worth considering if these should be cleaned up. > As an intermediate step we could set the source to

Re: [db-wg] proposal: disallow creation of new non-hierarchically named AS-SET objects

2022-11-29 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Colleagues Any thoughts on these 'RIPE-NONAUTH' objects? On Tue, 22 Nov 2022 at 21:17, denis walker wrote: > > Hi Nick > > On Tue, 22 Nov 2022 at 20:11, Nick Hilliard wrote: > > > > denis walker via db-wg wrote on 22/11/2022 19:00: > > > Any thoughts on thi

Re: [db-wg] proposal: disallow creation of new non-hierarchically named AS-SET objects

2022-11-23 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Hi Niall On Wed, 23 Nov 2022 at 00:30, Niall O'Reilly via db-wg wrote: > > On 22 Nov 2022, at 19:11, Nick Hilliard via db-wg wrote: > > > Careful with this, e.g. AS-NULL. There are some situations where > > referencing an empty set can be useful in RPSL. > > I'm not sure whether Nick meant this

Re: [db-wg] proposal: disallow creation of new non-hierarchically named AS-SET objects

2022-11-22 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Hi Nick On Tue, 22 Nov 2022 at 20:11, Nick Hilliard wrote: > > denis walker via db-wg wrote on 22/11/2022 19:00: > > Any thoughts on this? There are 2128 AUT-NUM objects with source > > RIPE-NONAUTH. Do we want these to be able to authorise the creation of > > hierarchica

Re: [db-wg] proposal: disallow creation of new non-hierarchically named AS-SET objects

2022-11-22 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Colleagues On Mon, 21 Nov 2022 at 13:54, denis walker wrote: > > One question to the community...do we want to disallow authorisation > of new AS-SET objects from ASNs in RIPE-NONAUTH? > Any thoughts on this? There are 2128 AUT-NUM objects with source RIPE-NONAUTH. Do we want these to be able to

Re: [db-wg] proposal: disallow creation of new non-hierarchically named AS-SET objects

2022-11-21 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Colleagues The chairs discussed this issue over the weekend and agreed that we see a consensus to change the syntax rules for AS-SET object names in the RIPE Database. We also agreed that we believe this feature request can be managed through the Numbered Work Item process. We therefore ask the

Re: [db-wg] proposal: disallow creation of new non-hierarchically named AS-SET objects

2022-11-19 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Colleagues I know it is a weekend but there does seem to be some urgency on this matter. The chairs have been following this discussion and have a couple of questions before we move on. The chairs believe we can consider this to be a feature request for the RIPE Database and handle it through

Re: [db-wg] proposal: disallow creation of new non-hierarchically named AS-SET objects

2022-11-16 Thread denis walker via db-wg
policies (as far as I know). > > Also ran into this issue and would like to see policy support to > handle this kind of abuse. > > On Mon, Nov 14, 2022 at 3:08 PM denis walker via db-wg wrote: > > Interesting timing. I was about to make the same suggestion but for a > > d

Re: [db-wg] proposal: disallow creation of new non-hierarchically named AS-SET objects

2022-11-14 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Hi Job Interesting timing. I was about to make the same suggestion but for a different reason...accountability. Currently ANYONE can create a set object in the RIPE Database. You can be completely anonymous, not a member or LIR, hold no resources. All you need to do is create a ROLE, MNTNER and

[db-wg] RIPE 85 session

2022-11-08 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Colleagues I would like to apologise for missing the DB-WG session at RIPE 85. I was taken ill the night before with severe gastric problems, which I have only recently recovered from. Now I am still recovering from covid also. I would like to thank my co-chair William for stepping in at the

Re: [db-wg] Privacy proposal, concerns

2022-10-26 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Hi Frank Thank you for some very useful information here. This is the type of input we need in these discussions. I have had many discussions with the RIPE NCC legal team about this proposal. They did point out to me there is a difference between processing personal data for the 'legitimate

Re: [db-wg] Privacy proposal, concerns

2022-10-26 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Hi Frank First of all I would like to thank you for joining this discussion. With any policy discussion it is important to get as wide a range of views as possible. We also like to hear from people who use the RIPE Database to get a better understanding of who uses it and for what purpose. There

Re: [db-wg] 2022-01 Review Phase (Personal Data in the RIPE Database)

2022-10-17 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Colleagues For now I want to focus on the privacy part of the proposal. I will come back to verification later. So below is my response to all the issues raised in the impact analysis (with references to verification removed for now). cheers denis proposal author > Impact Analysis > > Note: to

Re: [db-wg] 2022-01 Review Phase (Personal Data in the RIPE Database)

2022-10-10 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Hi Sander Thanks for the comments and kicking off the new discussion. I have to admit I was a bit confused by some of the comments in the impact analysis, including these. On Sun, 9 Oct 2022 at 13:33, Sander Steffann via db-wg wrote: > > Hi, > > > The RIPE NCC has prepared an impact analysis on

[db-wg] Fwd: RIPE Database Service Criticality Questionnaire

2022-10-10 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Colleagues Since we sent out the form below, not one person has responded :( Vacation time is over, you are no longer sitting on the beach with that glass of wine (not that that should stop you thinking about the RIPE Database)...so can we please have some form filling time to help out the RIPE

Re: [db-wg] Using the RIPE Database for IPAM

2022-09-13 Thread denis walker via db-wg
e Kerr via db-wg wrote: > > Denis, > > On 12/09/2022 16.12, denis walker via db-wg wrote: > > > > Do you use the RIPE Database as your IPAM solution? If so, read on > > Thanks for bringing this up! > > This was an area that the RIPE Database Requirements Tas

[db-wg] Using the RIPE Database for IPAM

2022-09-12 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Colleagues Do you use the RIPE Database as your IPAM solution? If so, read on The RIPE NCC has done a brief review of the recommendations made by the DB Task Force (DBTF). You can find it here:

Re: [db-wg] geolocation and current purposes

2022-08-22 Thread denis walker via db-wg
t;> Agoston >> >> On Thu, Aug 4, 2022 at 7:24 PM Carlos Friaças via db-wg >> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> A small comment inline: >>> >>> >>> On Thu, 4 Aug 2022, denis walker via db-wg wrote: >

[db-wg] geolocation and current purposes

2022-08-04 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Colleagues I have spent some time thinking about the wording of the current purpose of the RIPE Database in relation to geolocation services. In some ways the purposes are very loosely written. That means they are open to interpretation. I think they can be interpreted to cover the "geofeed:"

Re: [db-wg] NWI-13 Geofeed Legal Analysis

2022-07-29 Thread denis walker via db-wg
On Fri, 29 Jul 2022, 17:29 Randy Bush, wrote: > > A lot of this discussion is about interpreting one defined purpose > > trying to make everything fit in order to 'get around' a legal review. > > another interpretation is that this discussion is trying to bridge a > rather shocking gap between

Re: [db-wg] NWI-13 Geofeed Legal Analysis

2022-07-29 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Hi Maria There has been quite a discussion in the last 24 hours from various angles about interpretation of terminology and purposes and context. Perhaps this is a good moment to pause and allow the legal team to review the discussion and see if anything that has been said affects your analysis.

Re: [db-wg] NWI-13 Geofeed Legal Analysis

2022-07-29 Thread denis walker via db-wg
On Fri, 29 Jul 2022, 16:04 Massimo Candela, wrote: > > > I'm not against making the purpose of the database more explicit towards > geolocation data. I was just commenting that I don't see why the current > generic purposes are not good enough (especially since we have a bunch > of other

Re: [db-wg] NWI-13 Geofeed Legal Analysis

2022-07-29 Thread denis walker via db-wg
On Fri, 29 Jul 2022, 16:41 Randy Bush, wrote: > > I was probably being a bit loose with my definitions but are you > > saying that ALL content providers are network operators? > > i eagerly await your counter-example > It was a question not a statement. Cheers denis Co- chair DB-WG > > randy

Re: [db-wg] NWI-13 Geofeed Legal Analysis

2022-07-29 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Hi Ángel On Fri, 29 Jul 2022, 16:36 Ángel González Berdasco via db-wg, < db-wg@ripe.net> wrote: > On 29-07-2022 02:32 +0200, denis walker wrote: > > This purpose would cover: > > -"geofeed:" > > -"geoloc:" > > -"language:" > > -"abuse-c:" > > -IRT object > > -use of ROLE objects for contacts for

Re: [db-wg] NWI-13 Geofeed Legal Analysis

2022-07-29 Thread denis walker via db-wg
On Fri, 29 Jul 2022, 16:00 Randy Bush, wrote: > >> the purpose has been for operational use since dirt was invented. the > > The term 'operational use' has never actually been defined. But if we > > were to define it then I suspect it will be more about network > > operators solving technical

Re: [db-wg] NWI-13 Geofeed Legal Analysis

2022-07-29 Thread denis walker via db-wg
On Fri, 29 Jul 2022, 16:08 Randy Bush, wrote: > > Content providers 'not=' network operators. > > given the state of the actual operational internet, this is a rather > shocking statement from a ripe wg co-chair. > I was probably being a bit loose with my definitions but are you saying that ALL

Re: [db-wg] NWI-13 Geofeed Legal Analysis

2022-07-29 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Hi Niall On Fri, 29 Jul 2022, 14:42 Niall O'Reilly via db-wg, wrote: > On 29 Jul 2022, at 1:55, Randy Bush via db-wg wrote: > > > the purpose has been for operational use since dirt was invented. the > > geofeed: attribute points to data which operators, namely content > > providers, need. > >

Re: [db-wg] NWI-13 Geofeed Legal Analysis

2022-07-29 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Hi Randy On Fri, 29 Jul 2022 at 02:55, Randy Bush via db-wg wrote: > > the purpose has been for operational use since dirt was invented. the The term 'operational use' has never actually been defined. But if we were to define it then I suspect it will be more about network operators solving

Re: [db-wg] NWI-13 Geofeed Legal Analysis

2022-07-29 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Hi Massimo On Fri, 29 Jul 2022 at 04:11, Massimo Candela via db-wg wrote: > > > Hi, > > > On 28/07/2022 15:52, Randy Bush via db-wg wrote: > > and, being a researcher, i have no clue about > > this research spin at all. > > > I also don't understand where the research context is coming from. >

Re: [db-wg] NWI-13 Geofeed Legal Analysis

2022-07-28 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Colleagues My vacation is almost over and I have a lot of emails to reply to so I will start with the topic of the day, geofeed. We have to think out of the box here. You are all approaching this issue from the same wrong angle. There is no point criticizing the legal team for doing their job.

Re: [db-wg] IRT object postal address (denis walker)

2022-07-22 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Hi William On Fri, 22 Jul 2022, 12:50 William Weber via db-wg, wrote: > As cybercriminal i wholeheartedly support the idea of removing all > personal data from the RIPE DB. > Sound bites may sound good but add little to a discussion. A large part of the business data in the RIPE Database is

Re: [db-wg] IRT object postal address

2022-07-21 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Ronald (For those who don't read long emails...) The bottom line is that this proposal recommends to remove postal addresses of contacts, not publish the 'full' postal address of natural persons holding resources, replace personal data with business data and generally bring the contents of the

[db-wg] IRT object postal address

2022-07-19 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Colleagues During the conversion we had some time ago about contacts we concluded that no one is going to visit a contact or post them a letter. The IRT object also had a mandatory address attribute that is defined in the documentation as: "This is a full postal address for the business contact

[db-wg] RIPE Database Service Criticality Questionnaire

2022-07-11 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Colleagues [Apologies to Job for copying your email from the Routing WG but you explained it well :) ] The RIPE NCC has asked the Database WG Chairs to facilitate a working group conversation on framing the RIPE Database service subcomponents in terms of criticality. At the bottom of this email

Re: [db-wg] Fwd: 2022-01 personal data in the "descr:" attribute

2022-07-06 Thread denis walker via db-wg
e just my initial thoughts on the topic and there are probably many > other things that I haven't considered. > > -Cynthia > > On Mon, Jul 4, 2022, 13:47 denis walker via db-wg wrote: >> >> Colleagues >> >> I know this has been a long discussion with severa

[db-wg] Fwd: 2022-01 personal data in the "descr:" attribute

2022-07-04 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Colleagues I know this has been a long discussion with several elements to consider. But with just over a week of this discussion period remaining, are there any comments or thoughts on the "descr:" attribute containing personal data? cheers denis Proposal author -- Forwarded message

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