as-set and origin as usage

Hi Nicolas,

On 12/13/10 3:47 PM, nicolas wrote:
> Hello everybody,
> 
> A few days ago I intended a RIPE RPSL training.
> Now I'm writing a summary for my colleagues and there something I don't
> remember perfectly, it's about the as-set object.
> 
> Using an as-set object, I can either start its name with an origin as or
> directly put the name (ex. AS-Customers).
> Under which circumstance should I specify the origin AS?

You can choose to do it, if you like.

The difference is: if you specify the name which starts with your AS, 
then you need to be able to pass the authentication of the maintainer of 
your AS number (aut-num object).

That means that you are the only one able to create the as-set object 
AS12345:as-customers (if your AS number is AS12345)

Otherwise, you need to find the unique name under the "as-" name-space ;-)
(as-customers is taken...)

ripe_ncc:becha:~ $ whois -r as-customers
% This is the RIPE Database query service.
% The objects are in RPSL format.
%
% Information related to 'AS-CUSTOMERS'

as-set:         AS-CUSTOMERS
descr:          WWWGBG and customer ASNs
members:        AS41136
members:        AS29602
tech-c:         WGS2-RIPE
admin-c:        WGS2-RIPE
mnt-by:         WWWGBG-MNT
source:         RIPE # Filtered

> Thank you very much for your help,
>
Regards,
Vesna