[db-wg] Proxy proposal large communities

On Sun, 12 Nov 2017 at 15:17, Mark Prior via db-wg <db-wg at ripe.net> wrote:

> Wouldn't it be better to just change the definition of community in the
> RPSL dictionary so that a community of <digit>+ ":" <digit>+ ":"
> <digit>+ is valid and then have the tools either barf if they don't
> understand or do "the right thing"? That would seem more consistent with
> the current scheme where a community can either be an integer or
> <digit>+ ":" <digit>+.



That goes against the documented recommendations on how to upgrade RPSL.


I assume a router that can deal with large communities will accept
> standard ones in the same clauses if someone wants to do that for local
> use only communities.



Unfortunately your assumption is wrong.

Kind regards,

Job

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