Changing inetnum objects

----- Original Message -----
From: "Berislav Todorovic" <beri at EU.net>
To: "Herbert Baerten" <herbert at hostit.be>
Cc: <lir-wg at ripe.net>
Sent: Friday, September 08, 2000 10:33 AM
Subject: Re: Changing inetnum objects


> On Fri, 8 Sep 2000, Herbert Baerten wrote:
>
> >> can one company foo.com request its LIR to change the company's inetnum
> >> (netname, description, tech-c) so it appears to belong to another
company
> >> bar.com?
>
> RIPE NCC keeps their own internal records on allocated/assigned address
> space. So, although you may modify anything you like in the RIPE
> Database, you'll get into conflicts with their internal records and
> that will probably trigger an auditing action from hostmasters.

Is this correct ?
I assume RIPE NCC keep internal records for allocations to LIRs but I can't
really see how they could practically do this for assignments from LIRs to
their customers ?

I see a lot of perfectly good reasons for a LIR to do such changes
(without any particular need for consulting the RIPE NCC):
- the company has changed its name (i.e. same legal entity, new name)
- the company has been merged with another legal entity. (i.e. new legal
  entity)
- the company splits of its internet operations to a separate legal entity
and so on...

As many if not all of these scenarios are likely change the initial
criteria for the assignment there is likely to be a need for the LIR to
review the assignment as if the company requested new or additional address
space. Whether or not consultation with the RIPE NCC is
needed or not would depend on whether the assignment falls within the LIRs
current assignment window or not.

When that is said, it probably wont hurt to run the case trough the RIPE NCC
for a second opinion if you are in doubt. But it is likely to pay off to
have done the above mentioned review of the possibly changed assignment
criteria before doing so.

-hph