Can anyone shed some light on this?

> route:       212.249.0.0/16
> descr:       UUNET CH
> origin:      AS702
> mnt-by:      AS702-MNT
> password:  *********
> changed:     jsc at ch.uu.net 20011204
> source:      RIPE
>
> I send the above object to the DB and get the following error:
>
> New FAILED: [route] 212.249.0.0/16
> route:       212.249.0.0/16
> descr:       UUNET CH
> origin:      AS702
> mnt-by:      AS702-MNT
> changed:     stephenb at uk.uu.net 20011204
> source:      RIPE
> ***Error: Hierarchical authorisation failed, request forwarded to
> maintainer.
>
> Objects in RIPE-181 format are no longer accepted.
> Please see http://www.ripe.net/rpsl for more information.
>
> RIPE Database Maintenance Department
>
> Which is strange as the mainainer is us AS702-mnt. Any help on this matter
> whould be appreciated as this is not the only one.

You need to pass, as I understand it, authorisation on the inetnum the route
is for, the autnum you're originating from, and the existing route object if
you're replacing one. 212.249.0.0/16 is mnt-by RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT, so you fail
the first check.

Ask RIPE nicely to add mnt-lower and mnt-routes as AS702-MNT to the
212.249.0.0/16 inetnum object and you should be away.

Regards,
Tim.

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