[db-wg] call for application authorisation ideas

Hi Gert and others

On 22/08/2015 22:37, Gert Doering wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Thu, Aug 20, 2015 at 11:19:34PM +0200, Job Snijders wrote:
>> On Thu, Aug 20, 2015 at 10:24:20PM +0200, Gert Doering wrote:
>>> c) syncupdates - works with PGP-signed objects
>>
>> Mmmm interesting, you just POST against
>> https://apps.db.ripe.net/syncupdates/simple-rpsl.html?
>
> The script I downloaded from RIPE about a decade ago seems to post
> to
>     http://syncupdates.db.ripe.net/
>


This is an ancient URL that still works because it is redirected to the 
apps.db.ripe.net address. I was never a great fan of keeping old URLs 
alive indefinitely and maintaining a mass of redirects. If one of these 
redirects gets dropped accidentally during some system upgrade or 
maintenance a service suddenly fails for many users. The apps URL has 
been around now for a few years. Users should be advised to change to it 
and a time limit given for when old URLs are dropped from service.

cheers
denis