[db-wg] last-modified:, a succesor to changed:

On Wed, Apr 16, 2014 at 08:05:08AM +0200, Tore Anderson wrote:

> > Assessing the "freshness" of database objects can be a useful component
> > in many business processes, but as it stands today the "changed:"
> > attribute is severely crippled:
> > 
> > Eleanor:~ job$ whois -h whois.ripe.net AS15562 | grep changed
> 
> You'll want to use the "-B" option:

As far as I understand there is a limit [1] to how often you can query the
Whois Server before ending up with a (temporarily) ban.

> > I propose that we introduce a new attribute called "last-modified" as a
> > replacement for functionality offered by past implementations of
> > "changed:".
> 
> Makes sense to me.
> 
> While we're at it, might as well add a similar "created:" for much the
> same reasons.

If others agree that a "created:" attribute (with similar syntax as
"last-modified:") is a useful feature, it should be added. I myself don't
immediately see how I would use "created:" in an operational context.

Group, please comment on both "last-modified" and "created" attributes!

Kind regards,

Job

[1] - http://www.ripe.net/data-tools/support/documentation/aup