[routing-wg] Notification/authorisation of references to aut-num from other RPSL objects

On Thu, Jun 12, 2014 at 08:34:49AM +1000, George Michaelson wrote:
> APNIC runs a fork of the RIPE WHOIS code. We track substantive
> changes. So if this behaviour is implemented in the code we see, it
> will appear in APNIC WHOIS/IRR sooner rather than later. I'd say 2015.
> 
> AfriNIC also tracks RIPE WHOIS code. I'd expect it to arrive there as
> well.

Yes, i expect features like these flow into other RIRs.

I imagine the earliest implementation of notify-on-ref will only be able
to notify owners of RIPE objects about references made in RIPE objects
(and likewise APNIC:APNIC when APNIC imports these commits). 

"inter-RIR" or "inter-IRR" reference-tracking is something we need to
figure out later. 

> I don't entirely understand how LacNIC and ARIN implement IRR. I
> suspect traction there would be lower.

As far as I know ARIN runs a very old version of the RIPE Whois server
(version 3.10.1 - released 3.5 years ago). *takes his hat off and
contemplates in silence*

I don't know what LACNIC runs, does not seem to be RIPE or IRRd.

Kind regards,

Job