[db-wg] abuse-c on legacy resources

On 28/05/2015 20:08, denis walker wrote:
> During the RIPE Meeting you suggested the idea of legacy resource holders
> adopting the practice of referencing an abuse contact using the one
> accepted method currently in use in the RIPE Database with "abuse-c:". In
> terms of responsible management of internet resources I don't think anyone
> could argue against all resources documented in the RIPE Database making
> reference to an abuse contact via an ORGANISATION object showing who is
> responsible for a resource.
> 
> Many ideas raised at RIPE Meetings are quickly forgotten after the meeting.
> How can we move this idea forward so it does not become another of those
> 'good idea, but never implemented'?

This will probably need a policy change, no?

https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-639

> Any existing or future RIPE policy referring to resources shall not
> apply to legacy resources unless the policy explicitly includes legacy
> resources in its scope.

Nick