[anti-abuse-wg] [routing-wg] [db-wg] Solving the issue of rogue ROUTE objects in the RIPE Database

>>> I know my employer uses the rr.ntt.net instance on a daily basis.
>> yes, i built that and heas has done cool stuff.  does your employer
>> register in ARIN or APNIC irr?  < light goes on?>
> We encourage anyone to register their routes in the appropiate IRR,
> especially when that IRR offers strong guarantees about the authenticity
> of the route-object.

does ntt register its own routes in the irrs of APNIC, ARIN, etc?  that
is a binary question.

> I'll take your ad-hominem-employer argument

exuse me!  you brought up your employer, not i.  and you have not
answered my question.

> However, the discussion at hand seems to me to be about the data
> consumption side, I feel that you raised the implicit question "Are
> RIR's IRR relevant?" to which my answer is YES.

unfortunately, the answer for many operators is NO.  they voted with
their feet.  you can say what they SHOULD do.  my family has a lot of
jokes about how the world should be.

randy