Deletion of .de domain objects

Hello!
> On Thu, Jun 29, 2000 at 02:38:12PM +0200, Thorsten Schreiner wrote:
> > I think they want to become a BIG player... but actually can't right
> 
> I cannot understand why the DENIC doesn't help funding with one central ripe
> database instead of setting up a own system. The usability and work of the 
> ripe database was the best database ever, with automated robot for updates 
> within minutes and a very good maintainer scheme.
The RIPE didn't want to serve the .de-namespace for free any longer and it
seems that the DeNic didn't want to pay for the services.
I agree that the better solution would have been to pay the RIPE for service.
> 
> In the meanwhile we have Handles with the same key XYZ-RIPE, with different
> contents in RIPE-db and DeNIC-db (not only the missing remarks, but also
> phone and fax, and if someone makes changes to one of the two handles the
> other will keep the old data).
....and what if a handle is deleted from one DB but not from the other? Once
the handle # is re-assigned, the owner of a domain depends on the server you
ask.
I think, the best thing is to restore the deleted records from RIPE backups and
to remove the referer to the DeNic-whois-server until either the DeNic is paying
or is running a workable service (maybe with references to the RIPE-whois-server
for persons).
Yours,
S.Willing