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

Randy Bush wrote:
> [ discussion about st00pidity omitted ]
> 
> 
>>Generally (no warranty expressed or implied) the only thing you need
>>to worry about is that the correct objects are present and protected
>>from change by others with an appropriate maintainer. You hope that
>>all other objects referring to the same routes are benign, in the
>>sense that although they would potentially allow a bad thing to
>>happen, at least they don't mess with the good thing that you want to
>>happen.
> 
> 
> which is what seems to be what happened here, though i do not completely
> understand.  was hoping someone could explain the sequence of events,
> and what alan should/could have done.
> 
> randy

Randy, all,

I already do have a response (and sort of explanation) from the NCC DB
folks. I received it just before hopping on a plane to Asia. I'll dig it
up soon and forward to the list.

Sorry for the delay,
Wilfried.