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This is very nice. Thanks! I think it's important to note specifically that the changed: attribute cannot be altered either in order for a delete to be accepted, since this is counter-intuitive for some folks (uh, me ;-). Selina > > A number of you have had problems when you tried to delete an object > from the RADB. Here is a brief tutorial on the subject. If you > have additional questions, please send a note to [email protected] > > -Brian > > > How to Delete Objects from the RADB > > Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and network operators will often need > to delete Route objects, AS objects, or Maintainer objects from the > RADB. You'll need to delete a Route object (and submit a new one), for > example, if: > > --You are changing ISPs and need to change the origin AS (Home AS) for > your route > --You are no longer using a particular route prefix > --You are moving to a larger aggregate and want to delete a more > specific prefix > > If you want to change any of the following attributes, you'll first need > to delete the object, and then re-submit the corrected one: > > Object Field > ----- ----- > Route route: > origin: > AS aut-num: > Maintainer mntner: > > Follow these instructions to delete an object from the RADB: > > 1. Use the whois tool to get a copy of the object exactly as it currently > exists in the registry. Put the object in a temporary file. For > example: > > whois -h whois.ra.net 10.1.2.0/24 > temp > > 2. Edit the 'temp' file you've created. If the file contains more than > one object, remove the extra objects so that only the object or > objects you want to delete remain. > > 3. Do not change any lines in the object(s) you want to delete. Simply > append a line such as the following to the objects: > > delete: [email protected] <reason for the deletion> > > To delete more than one object, append a 'delete:' line to each object > and separate each object by a blank line. Your 'temp' file might then > look like this: > > route: 10.1.2/24 > descr: Example-NET > origin: AS0 > mnt-by: AS0-MNT > changed: [email protected] 950525 > source: RADB > delete: [email protected] prefix no longer used > > route: 10.1.3/24 > descr: Example-NET > origin: AS0 > comm-list: COMM_NSFNET > advisory: AS690 1:701(136) 2:701(134) 3:1800 > mnt-by: AS0-MNT > changed: [email protected] 950525 > source: RADB > delete: [email protected] prefix no longer used > > 4. Submit the object to [email protected] For example: > > mail [email protected] < temp > > If you have further questions about deleting RADB objects, send e-mail > to [email protected] >
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