[routing-wg] RPSL

The RIPE DB's RPSL is not special in any regard Denis. Its one BGP
configuration space after all.

If the observations about the RIPE IRR are true, then is it not
equally likely they hold at other IRR too?

So I think a reasonable approach here might be to take observations
about object types, complexity, usage, and ask other IRR if they also
see these behaviours?

-George


On Fri, May 15, 2020 at 12:00 AM ripedenis--- via routing-wg
<routing-wg at ripe.net> wrote:
>
> Hi Gert
>
> You are right, this has been an issue for many years. It is not only the problem of parsing RPSL but also an issue with people understanding it as a language and applying it correctly. But should this be an issue taken up by the IETF? Or do you think the RIPE Database could/should do something different to all other IRRs?
>
> cheers
> denis
>
> co-chair DB-WG
>
>
> On Thursday, 14 May 2020, 14:45:11 CEST, Gert Doering <gert at space.net> wrote:
>
>
> Hi,
>
> On Thu, May 14, 2020 at 09:52:06AM +0000, ripedenis--- via routing-wg wrote:
> > Just a comment on the RPSL issue from the RIPE 80 session today. RPSL has little to do with the accuracy of data in the RIPE IRR. RPSL is just a language. Assuming you understand the language, it is your choice whether or not you maintain your data and keep it accurate and up to date.
>
>
> Right.
>
> That said, the data quality regarding import: and output: lines in the
> RIPE DB is so poor that "bad and useless" is not halfway sufficient
> to describe its badness.
>
> I think import/export is beyond repair - it is too complex to correctly
> parse, and at the same time not expressive enough to describe policy
> precisely enough ("export to AS X as peer, no further upstreaming permitted"
> vs. "export to AS Y as upstream, further distribution expected").
>
> Gert Doering
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