Modifications to the inet6num in the RIPE Database

Hi,

Personally, I would like to see  2030:0:5::/48  instead of
2030:0:5:0:0:0:0:0/48 as the result of the query in the
whois database, since shorthand notation is, IMHO, more
"readable" by human eye. However, maybe we can introduce
yet another option to the whois server and client to show
the query result on inet6num objects without shorthand
notation?

Well, restricting the usage of shorthand notation could
ease the implementation of the whois server. But, IMHO,
in the user side, it is better to allow it.

Best regards,

Engin Gunduz
RIPE NCC

Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:
> 
> In message <009D5362.46E0DF3C.25 at cc.univie.ac.at>, "Wilfried Woeber, UniVie/ACO
> net" writes:
> 
> >  Taking this one step further, and looking back at what we did with IPv4,
> >  where it would be feasible to say 131.130/16, implying 131.130.0.0/16,
> >  I wonder if it wouldn't again be worthwhile to restrict the use of these
> >  shorthand notations in the Address Registry?
> 
> There is certainly something to be said for making it easy for programs
> to parse the registry.
> 
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> Poul-Henning Kamp             FreeBSD coreteam member
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