[db-wg] Proposal: Abuse-C as a Reference

On 6 May 2004, at 12:28, Ulrich Kiermayr wrote:

>> Adding a new reference attribute requires modification of primary 
>> objects
>> (inet*num, AS-whatever-the -object-is called).  If a parallel 
>> reference is
>> already in place, I don't see that this gives us a useful return on 
>> effort.
>> Since all primary objects of interest must already have a tech-c 
>> reference,
>> we should better say "Because" than "If".
>
> Ahem. In what respect this situation is different from adding 
> abuse-mailbox to those primary objects?

I'm supposing that primary objects come in clusters, each managed by a 
single
NOC team, and that the NOC team is already represented in the database 
by the
target of identical tech-c attributes in each primary.

Adding a new reference to each primary requires updating each primary.
For me in UCD, this means several operations, as we have a handful of 
inetnum
objects, and just one inet6num.  I expect it's not all that different 
at UniVie.

Placing a new attribute in the common, existing tech-c object requires 
updating
just one object.  What the saving is, depends on the level of 
aggregation in any
given case.

The point is, to take systematic advantage of any existing 
aggregation-point, be
this a PRO (person/role/org) or an IRT.

ATB,
Niall