[ncc-announce] [news] RIPE Database: Organisation Names in "descr:" cleaned up and no longer enforced

Dear colleague,

Following consensus on the Database Working Group mailing list, the RIPE NCC is no longer enforcing that the first “descr:” attribute on inetnum, inet6num and aut-num objects reflects your organisation name for allocations and assignments created by the RIPE NCC. We have removed the first “descr:” attribute line from all these objects, leaving any multiple “descr:” attribute lines how they are.

We sent notifications about this for all objects that had a “notify:” email address configured. 

No action is required from you. 

All holders of resource objects allocated or assigned by the RIPE NCC can now update the “descr:” attribute themselves. You can use any text on the “descr:” attribute, or leave it out all together.

A reference to the holding organisation still exists on the “org:” attribute that the RIPE NCC maintains for these resources. 

If you have any questions or comments, please email
<ripe-dbm at ripe.net>

Kind regards,

The RIPE NCC Database team