[175043] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: RADB
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Charles Gucker)
Wed Oct 8 19:16:03 2014
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Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2014 19:15:54 -0400
From: Charles Gucker <cgucker@onesc.net>
To: Brandon Wade <brandonwade@yahoo.com>
Cc: "nanog@nanog.org" <nanog@nanog.org>
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You can also verify the object configurations from another IRRd, such
as Level(3)
whois -h filtergen.level3.net "RADB::YOUR-AS-SET
-searchpath=3DRIPE;ARIN;RADB -recurseok -warnonly"
You can limit the searchpath to just include RADB if you wish, but
it's good to know what else is out there.
charles
On Wed, Oct 8, 2014 at 4:44 PM, Brandon Wade <brandonwade@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I really don't know where else to post this. I recently subscribed to RAD=
B and added route objects and route6 objects for our prefixes we announce. =
Of course an aut-num object was created and I created a list of ASN's that =
are downstream customers in an as-set list. But, since this is my first tim=
e ever subscribing to a routing registry, I really don't know for sure that=
I'm doing everything correctly. So, I submitted an e-mail to RADB and requ=
ested that they review what I've done and to see if I'm doing it correctly.=
Well, the reply I received was far less than I could have ever imagined:
>
> "RADb is a self-serve service. If you have specific questions, we can
> address those. However, the type of audit requested is not a part of the =
standard offering associated with this service."
>
> So my question is, how am I supposed to verify that what I've done is wha=
t is supposed to be done and that I am doing this correctly?
>
> My next question is, why would RADB offer zero support for confirming thi=
s? And lastly, why should my organization pay $500 per year to a service th=
at is unwilling to assist in making sure their subscriber is using their se=
rvice properly?
>
> Best regards,
> Brandon Wade
