[DBWG] ORG-TYPE definitions

[Sylvain Baya]

Dear DBWG,

Please see below (inline)...

Le lundi 1 mars 2021, Simon Seruyinda <simon at afrinic.net> a écrit :


> Hi Sylvain,

>

> Thanks for your input.




Hi Simon,
Thanks for your email, brother.



>

> > On 28 Feb 2021, at 17:55, Sylvain Baya <abscoco at gmail.com> wrote:

> >

> > > [...]

> > >

> >

> > Org-type Status Descriptions

> > org-type can have one of these values:

> > [...]

> > o 'CLOSED'

> > This represents organisations that were at one point an active AFRINIC

> > resource or associate member but no longer holds an active agreement

> > with AFRINIC. (No applicable use case in AFRINIC for now but to be put

> > to use soon).

> >

> > Hi Simon,

> > Please explain the coming/announced usecase…

> >




> I didn’t find any reference to this in the shared document. Kindly shed

> more light.




...please see above quoted and into parenthesis.
That's the piece on which i wanted you to share more details ;-)




> >

> > ...why not think of it as of a case for a business suddenly closed...

> > maybe it could help to protect INRs :-/

> >

>

> Very true. We are considering using it for this purpose.




Noted.




> >

> > o 'INACTIVE-MEMBER'

> > No applicable use case in AFRINIC (can be removed)

> >

> >

> > # This class represents a resource member who is not in good standing.

> >

> >  :-/

> >

> > ...i think it could be a possibility to consider...after a given

> $period1 the status

> > of a resource member can change to 'INACTIVE-MEMBER', and can keep

> > it during a $period2, time to come and pay before being rescued to an

> > appropriate status,

> > before AfriNIC reclaim allocated/assigned resources.

> >

> > idk if it really makes sense :-/

> >

>

> It does. Though I  think this may be more applicable to the org billing

> status as opposed to the org type. For example for an org of type LIR or

> EU, it still remains so whether in good standing or not and the INRs will

> still be actively used by same org until they are reclaimed.




...i agree, given your explanation.
Maybe the others will want to share their PoV :-/




> >

> > o 'NON-REGISTRY'

> > No applicable use case in AFRINIC (can be removed)

> > o 'OTHER'

> > These organisations can be created by any person on the AFRINIC WHOIS

> > database for the purpose of sub-allocation, but does not represent an

> > [...]

> > ...i don't see 'NIR' [1], IXP' and 'LEGACY-HOLDER' / 'LRH'

> >

> > If anyone is interested:

> >

> > ~°~

> > • NIR

> > National Internet Registry can be seen as a ccLIR.

> > This class represents all LIRs which serve inside

> > a single, clearly-defined, country's boundaries.

> > • IXP

> > This class of objects represents an Internet eXchange Point.

> > Its objects can be created only by AfriNIC, based

> > on data collected during the registration of the entity in charge of an

> IXP.

> > • LEGACY-HOLDER

> > This represents any Orgs with Legacy Resources in

> > AfriNIC service region. An object can be created

> > only by AfriNIC, after a deep investigation.

> > • LRH

> > {LRH = LEGACY RESOURCE HOLDER. Same as LEGACY-HOLDER}

> > ~•~

> >

> > ...btw, do we have NIRs in AfriNIC service region?

> >




> I don’t think so.

>




...isn't NIR an interesting registry model to promote?


Thanks & Blessed monday!

Shalom,
--sb.




> >

> > Thanks & Blessings!

> > __

> > [1]: <https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Internet_registry>

> >

> > [...]

> >

>

>


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