Reminder: Removal of selected sets of contact information from the RIPE Database

Dear all,

(apologies for duplicates)

This message is a reminder of the ongoing process of removal of 
unreferenced contact information from the RIPE Database.

We have updated the web page 
http://www.ripe.net/ripencc/pub-services/db/orphaned.html with a more 
up to date list of maintainer objects relevant to this process.

I would like to use the opportunity to clarify an apparently 
confusing aspect of  previous notes:

If your person/role object already has a mnt-by attribute that 
references a maintainer object not contained in the list provided in 
the above mentioned web page, there is no need to add a reference to 
RIPE-NCC-PN-NONE-MNT.

This maintainer has been created by the RIPE NCC with the sole 
purpose of facilitating a mechanism for people without maintainer 
objects to tag their person/role objects to avoid deletion. If you 
already have a proper maintainer object, DO NOT include 
RIPE-NCC-PN-NONE-MNT as this would lower your protection level.

Best regards,
Joao Damas
RIPE NCC