[db-wg] The New "organisation object" Proposal

Hi Ulrich,

Notifications is becoming a complex issue in itself now. In the case you 
mentioned below, the notify: in the mntner is only used if the mntner object 
itself is modified.

There is a close relationship now between the mnt-nfy: and the proposed 
ref-nfy:, but they are not the same thing. If you successfully modify a person 
object by adding a mntner into a mnt-by: then the mnt-nfy: would be notified 
about a successful modification and also the ref-nfy: will be notified because 
the mntner has been referenced.

However, consider the case where an inetnum object is modified by adding a 
mntner into a mnt-lower:. In this case the ref-nfy: will be notified because 
the mntner has been referenced. But the mnt-nfy: of the referenced mntner will 
NOT be notified in this case. The mnt-nfy: of the mntner in the inetnum's 
mnt-by: will also be notified of a successful modification, but this may not 
be the same mntner as the one referenced in the mnt-lower:.

I think we will need to write a small document explaining all the notification 
rules. We need to think carefully about who is notified and when and we wrote 
the code to apply these rules. So I think it will be very confusing to a new 
user of the database.

cheers
denis

 Ulrich Kiermayr <ulrich.kiermayr at univie.ac.at> writes:
 * Hi Denis,
 * 
 * > [snip]
 * > 
 * > It may be a bit of an overkill to add mnt-ref: to the mntner: as in
 * > most cases people would probably make it refer to itself, although it
 * > would be consistent. Another option to prevent un-authorised use
 * > (malicious or accidental) of a mntner is to require the mntner's own
 * > authorisation to be provided whenever it is added to an object.
 * 
 * I agree, that it looks like an overkill, but I'd prefer to see a 
 * consistent behaviour among all the objects. [I cold also imagine cases, 
 * where they might as well differ]. On the other hand i could also imagine 
 * a fallback-scheme like in the mnt-lower: if no mnt-ref, them use the 
 * mntner itself or so....
 * 
 * One thing i have not checked: Is a ref-nfy in a mntner redundant 
 * informaiton (e.g already coverd by notify there)?
 * 
 * lG uk
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