Re: Has PSI been assigned network 1?

[Hank Nussbacher <HANK () taunivm tau ac il>]

On Wed, 19 Apr 1995 13:50:52 -0400 you said:
> Well, there is a big _if_:  if things will work w/o RADB (and they
> will, for no sane provider will use RADB as the sole source of
> exterior information at peering points, not for at least before
> it became the proven and stable service) -- people will forget
> to update things, cut the corners, etc.

The Ebone access I get via CERN is controlled strictly via
the prototype RADB at ripe.net.  It works flawlessly.

> RADB got to be easy to use to become real.  The e-mail interface
> of NACRs is close to uselessness, and too big headache to deal with.
> Waiting time on processing is simply ridiculous.

I've been sending updates to auto-dbm () ripe net for the past 2 years
with no problem.

> There should be a host accepting telnet sessions for on-line
> updates (which have to be installed *immediately*, so whoever
> added a network can test connectivity and go ahead).

telent info.ripe.net to test it out.

> There should be well-defined and useful interface to service
> providers databases.
>
> It should be secure.

I use a password on all AS updates to AS378.

> RADB should be able to implement _existing_ routing policies,
> not the subset which can be defined in RIPE-81  (it currently
> can't, there are places which use a lot of _very_ hairy stuff).
>
> Without that i do not see RADB being successful or useful beyond the
> point of filtering updates from particularly obnoxious peers.

It may not have everything we want today but it is an excellent starting
platform.

> --vadim

Hank