[db-wg] changed-lines in objects.
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Andrei Robachevsky
andrei at ripe.net
Mon May 26 10:02:22 CEST 2003
Shane Kerr wrote: [...] > > changed: YYYYMMDD <freeform> > > When an object is updated, the value of the "changed:" attribute would > be checked, and if the first 8 characters were not the date, then the > date would be inserted. > > This attribute would preserve the useful features of the "changed:" > attribute: > > - automatic timestamping for users who want it > - place to put an identifier for the person making the change > > It would solve the problem of having a meaningless e-mail in the > attribute. > > A further improvement would be to make the attribute optional, since > it has no strict meaning. > > It does not address the problem that people assume that the "changed:" > attribute actually properly identifies when an object was changed. If > this is desired, then the attribute should be made mandatory, and the > timestamp always added by the server. In the past, there has been > opposition to this idea. > The presenatation of this proposal (http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/archive/ripe-40/presentations/timestamping/index.html) was made at RIPE 40, but as Shane mentioned was rejected. Andrei Robachevsky RIPE NCC
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