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Cynthia Revström
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Tue May 28 14:02:07 CEST 2019
+1 for removing "holes" attribute. On Tue, May 28, 2019 at 1:59 PM Jens Ott - Opteamax GmbH via db-wg < db-wg at ripe.net> wrote: > Hi Ed, > > > > > Whois does validate the holes attribute when creating or updating a > route/route6 object, but these invalid values were added before this rule > was added (in 2009 or earlier). > > The attributes of the object I observed, say it was created in 2011 and > modified in 2017. > > > > > Unfortunately, no cleanup was done when this rule was implemented, but > in recent times we try to do this. I will also contact the maintainers of > these route objects and ask them to fix the holes attribute(s). > > > > In general, if you are parsing RIPE database objects, be sure to check > for invalid values. > > That's what we do ... we silently drop any object containing invalid > values and do not accept them at all. This one only came to my attention > as it was just parsed while I increased log-level to debug and > live-watched the logfile. > > > > > Thanks for your feedback. > > It's in my own interest ;) > > .... and yes ... I also give a +1 for removing the holes attribute > completely ;) > > > > Best regards > Jens > > -- > Jens Ott > Geschäftsführer > > Opteamax GmbH > > Simrockstr. 4b > 53619 Rheinbreitbach > > Tel.: +49 2224 969500 > Fax: +49 2224 97691059 > Email: jo at opteamax.de > > HRB: 23144, Amtsgericht Montabaur > Geschäftsführer: Jens Ott > Umsatzsteuer-ID.: DE264133989 > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://lists.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/db-wg/attachments/20190528/b10ade90/attachment.html>
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