ALTDB Problems

Renato_Frederick · October 27, 2009, 2:25pm

Hello

I'm having some problems to send a new record to ALTDB by using mail.

Old records work OK and I can update.

Someone here at nanog is having same issues? Is there any ALTDB admins here?

Thanks!

Brandon_Ewing · October 27, 2009, 3:13pm

I recently submitted a new record -- I didn't receive an automated reply,
but the database did reflect the entry when I had checked back the next day.

Steve_Rubin1 · October 27, 2009, 6:21pm

ALTDB is free and you get what you pay for.

However. Donations to http://www.nanog.org/scholarships/abha.php would probably get requests done a lot faster.

Renato_Frederick · October 28, 2009, 12:43am

Thanks Steve.

I Know that ALTDB is free, they do a great job for free, I don't complain about the delay!

I'm just checking if there are some outage or similar issue.

I sure will see the donation question close.

Thanks

christian_koch2 · October 28, 2009, 10:53pm

so, each time someone wants to update they need to donate to make sure it
gets processed in a timely matter?

or do you track who donates and give priority to their updates?

dont get me wrong - its a great cause, and people should donate if they can

if the project is short of volunteers - i'm sure there are people in the
community who would not mind helping out

-ck

Steve_Rubin1 · October 28, 2009, 11:54pm

No, every update does not require a donation. In fact, very little of what goes on on the database requires my intervention at all.
Only new maintainers and a few other bits of administrivia require that. Right now I am very busy and do not have time to deal with things at the speed required by some people. As I have always said, "if you require immediate support I recommend the very fine RADB service run by Merit."