Loop in AS macro

> On Wed, Jan 10, 2001 at 10:28:15AM +0100, Gilles Farrache wrote:
> > Dear database managers,
> > 
> > I notice a loop in the followings AS-MACRO, in fact  AS-TELEDANMARKINTERNATIONAL
> > is calling AS-TLI which is calling AS-TELEDK which is calling AS-TELEDANMARKINTERNATIONAL.
> > (and all that make that our automatic filter generation tool fails)
> 
> A simple check to avoid expanding a macro you allready have expanded
> would solve that.
> 
> > Could you correct those macro and will the Ripe database management provide any 
> > control on that kind of loop ?
> 
> Not possible, as Talkline and Tele Danmark provide transit services for
> each other, this would require a total new layout of the AS macro's.
> 
> And I cannot see that a loop should be such a bad thing, the check is
> very simple.
> 
Even if the check is very simple, even if they provide transit service 
to each other, as Peter said "the construction doesn't make sense", it is
not logic !!!!

Gilles