[db-wg] abuse-c: proposal

> >On Thu, Jan 29, 2004 at 12:56:48PM +0000, Randy Bush wrote:
> >>>> o The inetnum: and inet6num: objects are enhanced with an optional
> >>>>   attribute "abuse-c:".  The value of the attribute is a nic-handle:
> >>>>   which must refer to an extant person: or role: object.  There may be
> >>>>   zero or more abuse-c: attributes in an inet*num: object.
> >>>
> >>>I don't see any reason why abuse-c: should refer to person: or role:
> >>>object. Simple email address(es) would be imho just enough...

On 29.01 14:42, Ulrich Kiermayr wrote:
> From the user's viewpoint yes, from the viewpoint of having to maintain 
> the objects, I'd prefer a reference, because if the mailbox changes, you 
> just have to maintain 1 Object and not n (for arbitrary positive 
> integers of n)

- if I understand correctly, this atribute is going to be added just
because of those users, and because they often don't read what is there
and send e-mail to whatever addresses they find, the abuse-c: should
contain direct e-mail.

- also, as MarcoH said, it's very easy to change remarks: to abuse-c:,
while it's hard to put them all into newly created contacts.

- third argument is, as many organizations do have only one IP-range, they
would really find creating of new handle superflous. (well, we have 3
ranges, and I think that's very easy to put e-mail to all of them)


The best would probably be, if abuse-c: would accept e-mail, or pointer to
another object, so the network maintainer could decide which one to use.
- Is that possible?

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