Tutorials: Delete Objects from the RADB via Email
Internet Service Providers and network operators will often need
to delete Route objects from the RADB. You'll need to delete a
Route object (and submit a new one), for example, if:
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.radb.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 (not even
the 'changed:' line). Simply append a line such as the following to
the objects:
delete: user@your.net <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.
If you are using password (CRYPT-PW) authentication, you must include
a single "password:" line at the beginning of the message to
authenticate your deletions. Your 'temp' file might then
look like this:
password: xxxxxxxxx
route: 10.1.2/24
descr: Example-NET
origin: AS65000
mnt-by: MAINT-AS65000
changed: pern@Example-NET 20050525
source: RADB
delete: user@your.net prefix no longer used
route: 10.1.3/24
descr: Example-NET
origin: AS65000
mnt-by: MAINT-AS65000
changed: pern@Example-NET 20050525
source: RADB
delete: user@your.net prefix no longer used
4. Submit the object to auto-dbm@radb.net. For example:
mail auto-dbm@radb.net < temp
If you have further questions about deleting RADB objects, send e-mail
to: db-admin@radb.net.
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