On Fri, 24 Apr 1998, Stephen wrote:
The more correct solution would be for ARIN to move to a RIPE-ish whois server.
Then again, why should ARIN use industry standard, public domain software, when they can use NSI's proprietary system?
Probably because the database would need to be converted and the ARIN staff have their hands full already with starting up a new organization and a new network in new offices.
Too bad NSI and now ARIN don't want to play nice with the other children.
If you make a good case for ARIN adopting the RIPE software and database format then I'll present it to the rest of the Advisory Council. So tell me, what are the pros and what are the cons of switching to the RIPE format? How much lead time will network operators need to make sure automated systems don't break? -- Michael Dillon - Internet & ISP Consulting http://www.memra.com - E-mail: michael@memra.com