Re: IRR listing of IANA-reserved, a question..

[Jeffrey Meltzer <jeffrey () villageworld com>]

Wouldn't the easiest (at least short term) thing be for IANA (or someone 
else authoritative-like) to put up a text file (not that I'm really sure 
how many blocks this entails) available via http or ftp for people 
to periodically wget, etc.

Surely IANA, ARIN, or someone else has some type of up-to date database that
they could script, etc to generate this file?

On Tue, Sep 03, 2002 at 06:36:04PM -0700, John M. Brown wrote:
> First, standard disclaimers..
> 1.  This is a technical email. 
> 2.  I'm not speaking for any organization, other than ME.
>
>
> In the last 72 hours I've seen over 3GB of data hit a network
> I play with with source IP's of IANA-RESERVED space.
>
> Various people have reported seeing IANA-RSERVED get announced
> via BGP at different parts of the net.
>
> Various people maintain lists of IANA-RESERVED space and other
> such "special use or reserved" prefixes.
>
> These lists are used by others to generate filters, ACL's and the like.
>
> When IANA allocates a new prefix to a RIR, these lists have to be
> updated manually.  Sometime after the space has been put into service
> and someone complains.
>
>
> Give the above, would it make sense for:
>
> A) The IANA to maintain a IRR/RADB type database that would allow
>    for the auto generation of filters and ACL's based *purely* on
>    RESERVED IANA space.  No other prefixs would be listed.
>
> or
>
> B) For one or more of the RIR's (APNIC, ARIN, LACNIC, RIPE, etc) to
>    maintain such a database, again only IANA-RSERVED space.
>
> or
>
> C)  One of the existing well known IRR/RADB's to maintain the db ?
>
>
>
> If such a database was available, would YOU use it ?
>
> Would it help your network operations?
>
> Would it be of a possitive or negative nature to your network?
>
>
>
> Lets try to stay away from the obvious potential flames and other
> religous statements.
>
>
> Thank you.
>
> John Brown
> Speaking a single person