[address-policy-wg] 2005-08 New Policy Proposal

Denis Walker wrote:

> leo vegoda wrote:
> 
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>>On Oct 5, 2005, at 2:28 pm, Jørgen Hovland wrote:
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>>[...]
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>>>I apologise if this is moot, but an answer would really be  appreciated.
>>>This becomes a problem with private users as it already is today.  We
>>>can't store data about every single private user into a public 
>>>database, and there might also be issues regarding the privacy act. 
>>>It breaks the "true spirit of IPv6";  "have enough addresses, and  no
>>>questions asked".
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> Can I ask a different question here? I have only seen the RIPE Whois
> Database from the RIPE NCC side. I have never worked for an ISP/LIR so I
> am not sure how you use all of the data contained in the Database.
> 
> Does anyone actually use the addresses and phone numbers from person
> objects? Or is all communication done these days by e-mail?

As long as email is working, we prefer it over using phone:-)

What we have seen over time is that smaller customers do some sort
of channel hopping with their domain/mail and/or web services, and
often forget to update the registry data.

Then we try the phone, and the fax.

Wilfried.