Daniel wrote: [snip]
What I mean is that a handle lives as long as the object it identifies. If the object is deleted that handle is not reused to identify a different object.
So the handle is deleted if it's only referenced in *this* (also deleted) certain object? And the handle itself (XY123-RIPE) will not be used again, right? Not much harm, but not needed, IMO.
I used to believe that high numbers in handles should be avoided and handles could be re-used. In the light of various problems and the "history" questions I referred to, I now believe that handles should not be re-used.
I think having a certain period of time will help sufficiently in this case. If a handle is *deleted*, half a year after its deletion there is no big risk, I would say. Since deletion will not happen if the handle is still referenced (!) and connecting a domain (DENIC) will not happen if the handle does not exist... Regards, Alexander -- SGH Internet Division, Alexander Koch, Systems Administration Hannover, Germany, Phone +49 511 909198 0, Fax +49 511 391307