[db-wg] Change of Country entries in the database

On Fri, 10 Oct 2003, Engin Gunduz wrote:

> ---quote
> The RIPE Network Management Database contains information about IP
> address space allocations and assignments. This information also
> indicates the country where resources were first allocated or assigned.
> However it is not intended that the data be considered as an
> authoritative statement of the location where any specific resource
> may currently be in use.
> 
> Therefore using this information for IP to country mapping may result in
> inaccuracies and, as a result, in user's confusion in many cases.
> 
> For instance, as the Internet is global, it is easy for users to either
> intentionally or unintentionally use IP addresses that have been assigned to
> a company conducting business in another region.For example, a user in
> Italy may be receiving ISP service from a company who gets a link to Japan via
> a satellite company run out of the US.Which company has the space
> registered depends on their business and networking arrangements.
> ---end quote
> 
> Indeed, because of this reason, it might be good idea to obsolete
> "country:" attribute in the inetnums. What do you think about
> this?

Please don't.  99.9% accurate info is better than 0% info.

-Hank