Hi Daniel, as we have hundreds of PI and ASNs, we have some experience with that, and this question is very important for us too. In ancient times RIPE DB had no org: in aut-num. So link ASN with a company is not established. I also know a lot of cases when someone use not their ASN with their inetnum, and vice version. So if someone announce his network with some ASN (you can see it in RIS, sure) - it NOT means it is THEIR ASN. Only the way to know it - ask them and ask the contract or some other legal notification. Daniel Suchy wrote:
Ok, I would like to open public discussions about this problem. There are some questions to answer and discuss: * why RIPE NCC just doesn't use informations from RIPE database in case of their availability and verifiability, why abuses small LIRs instead * why aren't RIS data used for automatic obtaining of requested informations, where this can be applicable * why RIPE NCC didn't integrate "confirmation" tool to existing LIR portal and why new outside application with _limited_ functionality was developed instead of reusing of existing code and functionality * what architecture is used for LIR portal in general, can be there easily implemented new features
-- WBR, Max Tulyev (MT6561-RIPE, 2:463/253@FIDO)