[db-wg] Org-types

Ah thank you all, this now makes sense :)

-Cynthia


On Wed, Jan 20, 2021 at 4:51 PM Wilfried Wöber via db-wg <db-wg at ripe.net>
wrote:

>
> On 20/01/2021 14:28, Cynthia Revström via db-wg wrote:
> > Hi DB-WG,
> >
> [...]
> > I noticed that there is currently only one RIR org (ORG-AFNC1-RIPE)
> which I assume
> > came about as a result of the ERX process.
>
> This may be the case, too.
>
> > (sidenote: ORG-AFNC1-RIPE is not referenced by anything except the role
> object
> > anymore, so it might be somewhat redundant at this point)
>
> I presume it is a leftover from the days when AfriNIC was in its infancy,
> not yet established as a separate entity and accredited as an RIR by ICANN
> (according to the advice of the ASO).
>
> During this setup phase AFRINIC was operatin under the umbrella of the
> RIPE NCC,
> managing a separate block of address space already.
>
> Wilfried
>
> > Other related info I found:
> > Aside from the org-types of "LIR" and "OTHER" there are ~2300 orgs.
> > There is a RIR, an IANA, and a WHITEPAGES.
> > But the rest are "OTHER" but with differing capitalization (mainly Other
> and other).
> >
> > -Cynthia
>
>
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