[routing-wg] network failed, was re: Notification of RIPE Database changes

Dear RIPE Routing WG

Please forgive me if this is a topic that has been closed by the WG. I was advised by a mentor to write to you. 

I am 
AL7-AFRINIC
the technical and general contact for AS Number 37199
and IPV4 LIR for
	• 41.76.128.0/21
	• 197.155.0.0/19 
When I search the RIPE database (all) my details come up correctly (pasted below).

This morning we experienced downtime but we managed to recover within a few hours due to a last minute warning issued to our upstream provider Cybersmart (original message pasted below bottom).

From what I can gather I can hypothesise that our previous upstream provider Frogfoot, had created a route object in your database without our knowledge or authority. Subsequently they relinquished control of this object to their new upstream (AfricaINX in the email below) without our knowledge or authority. And subsequently AfricaINX deleted this object from your database without our authority or knowledge.  And finally our new upstream created a route object in your database without our knowledge or authority.

Yeah I am sorry it's a bit naive of me. :( I live to learn, please advise if it's a dumb question to request a policy consideration that you send LIR organisation and contacts some kind of notifications to general and billing contacts, even if only as notification if not the ability to suspend such actions as a delete request.

Sincerely and humbly


Alan




inetnum:        41.76.128.0 - 41.76.135.255
netname:        VANILLA
descr:          Future Perfect Corporation cc T/A Vanilla
country:        ZA
admin-c:        DUMY-RIPE
tech-c:         DUMY-RIPE
org:            ORG-FPCc1-AFRINIC
status:         ALLOCATED PA
mnt-by:         AFRINIC-HM-MNT
mnt-lower:      VANILLA-MNT
notify:         alan at vanilla.co.za
notify:         accounts at vanilla.co.za
changed:        unread at ripe.net 20000101
source:         AFRINIC-GRS
remarks:        ****************************
remarks:        * THIS OBJECT IS MODIFIED
remarks:        * Please note that all data that is generally regarded as personal
remarks:        * data has been removed from this object.
remarks:        * To view the original object, please query the RIPE Database at:
remarks:        * http://www.ripe.net/whois
remarks:        ****************************


organisation:   ORG-FPCc1-AFRINIC
org-name:       Future Perfect Corporation cc T/A Vanilla
org-type:       LIR
address:        125 Buitengracht St, #611
address:        Cape Town 8018
e-mail:         alan at vanilla.co.za
e-mail:         accounts at vanilla.co.za
phone:          +27214097997
fax-no:         +27214097050
admin-c:        AL7-AFRINIC
tech-c:         AL7-AFRINIC
mnt-ref:        AFRINIC-HM-MNT
mnt-by:         AFRINIC-HM-MNT
notify:         hostmaster at afrinic.net
changed:        hostmaster at afrinic.net 20100412
source:         AFRINIC-GRS



-----Original Message-----
From: RIPE Database Administration local [mailto:unread at ripe.net] 
Sent: 11 June 2013 10:34
To: ripe
Subject: Notification of RIPE Database changes

This is to notify you of changes in RIPE Database or object authorisation failures.

This message is auto-generated.
Please DO NOT reply to this message.

If you do not understand why we sent you this message, or for assistance or clarification please contact:
RIPE Database Administration <ripe-dbm at ripe.net>

Change requested from:

- From-Host: 41.66.168.1
- Date/Time: Tue Jun 11 10:33:47 2013

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Some object(s) in RIPE Database that you either maintain or you are listed in as to-be-notified have been added, deleted or changed.

---
OBJECT BELOW DELETED:

route:          41.76.128.0/21
descr:          Borwood via AS29606
origin:         AS29606
mnt-by:         BORWOOD-MNT
mnt-by:         RIPE-NCC-RPSL-MNT
changed:        paulo at borwood.net 20120508
source:         RIPE

***Info:    Customer request INC-36148


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Generated by RIPE WHOIS Update version 1.66.3 on WHOIS2 Handled sync update (RIPE, 2013-06-11 10:33:47)


% Information related to '41.66.128.0 - 41.66.191.255'

inetnum:        41.66.128.0 - 41.66.191.255
netname:        AFRICAINX-NET
descr:          AfricaINX
country:        ZA
admin-c:        EP1-AFRINIC
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status:         ALLOCATED PA
mnt-by:         AFRINIC-HM-MNT
mnt-lower:      AFRINIC-HM-MNT
source:         AFRINIC # Filtered
parent:         41.0.0.0 - 41.255.255.255

organisation:   ORG-AINE1-AFRINIC
org-name:       Africa Independent Network Exchange (Pty) LTD (AfricaINX)
org-type:       LIR
country:        ZA
address:        PO Box 6458
address:        Halfway House
address:        Midrand 1685
e-mail:         erik at africainx.net
e-mail:         noc at africainx.net
phone:          +27 11 243 3000
fax-no:         +27 11 507 5057
admin-c:        EP1-AFRINIC
tech-c:         EP1-AFRINIC
mnt-ref:        AFRINIC-HM-MNT
mnt-by:         AFRINIC-HM-MNT
source:         AFRINIC # Filtered

person:         Erik Pretorius
nic-hdl:        EP1-AFRINIC
address:        Ground Floor, Bates House, Corner Howick
address:        & Treur Close, Waterfall Office Park
address:        Midrand 1685
address:        South Africa
e-mail:         erik at africainx.net
phone:          +27112664000
org:            ORG-EBS1-AFRINIC
remarks:        Network Engineer
source:         AFRINIC # Filtered