On Wed, 3 Jun 1998, Warwick Glendenning wrote:
This is were a neutral third party like a University may be of assistance as it should have no particular commercial barrow to push in terms of Internet services.
- Given that we use the Merit RADB, who would handle disputes in entries in that database, if we used our own who would set policy there and resolve disputes ?
I believe (although I need to check) that the RPSL spec allows for supernets to be maintained by a specific maintainer object, and that sub-delegations can inherit the protection that the supernet object enjoys in terms of unauthorised updates (by password, PGP signed request, etc). I think. I haven't checked though. If this is the case, then the policy and protection against unauthorised updates would be more or less automatic using the existing merit rr. Joe -- Joe Abley <jabley(a)clear.co.nz> Tel +64 9 912-4065, Fax +64 9 912-5008 Network Architect, CLEAR Net http://www.clear.net.nz/ --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog