[db-wg] Suggestion further validity-checking

+1 for removing "holes" attribute.

On Tue, May 28, 2019 at 1:59 PM Jens Ott - Opteamax GmbH via db-wg <
db-wg at ripe.net> wrote:

> Hi Ed,
>
> >
> > Whois does validate the holes attribute when creating or updating a
> route/route6 object, but these invalid values were added before this rule
> was added (in 2009 or earlier).
>
> The attributes of the object I observed, say it was created in 2011 and
> modified in 2017.
>
> >
> > Unfortunately, no cleanup was done when this rule was implemented, but
> in recent times we try to do this. I will also contact the maintainers of
> these route objects and ask them to fix the holes attribute(s).
> >
> > In general, if you are parsing RIPE database objects, be sure to check
> for invalid values.
>
> That's what we do ... we silently drop any object containing invalid
> values and do not accept them at all. This one only came to my attention
> as it was just parsed while I increased log-level to debug and
> live-watched the logfile.
>
> >
> > Thanks for your feedback.
>
> It's in my own interest ;)
>
> .... and yes ... I also give a +1 for removing the holes attribute
> completely ;)
>
>
>
> Best regards
> Jens
>
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