Hi all, The list got left off of Michel's initial response to my email, and we only noticed once several further replies had been exchanged.
See the reconstructed exchange below. TL;DR: Should prior versions of deleted objects remain query-able? Cheers, Ben ----- Forwarded message from Ben Maddison <[email protected]> ----- > Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2020 20:48:32 +0200 > From: Ben Maddison <[email protected]> > To: Michel ODOU <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [DBWG] --list-versions query on deleted resources? > > Hi Michel, > > On 12/03, Michel ODOU wrote: > > Hi Ben, > > > > On 03/12/2020 18:53, Ben Maddison wrote: > > > Hi Michel, > > > > > > On 12/03, Michel ODOU wrote: > > > > Hi Ben, > > > > > > > > --list-versions does not show the versions of a deleted object. > > > > If the object has been deleted several times, then you will see the > > > > versions since the last deletion. > > > > > > > This seems undesirable. Why not provide the ability to see the versions > > > that existed prior to the eventual deletion? > > > Was this a conscious design decision, or a limitation of the db code? > > > > > > > Example, versions of object X: > > > > > > > > #1: created > > > > #2: updated > > > > #3: updated > > > > #4: deleted > > > > #5: created > > > > #6: updated > > > > > > > > Then --list-versions will display versions #5 and #6. > > > > > > > > In case there is an additional deletion (#7), then --list-version will > > > > simply inform you the last time the object was deleted. > > > > > > > > And of course, it does not work on role and person objects. > > > > > > This decision was taken by RIPE - our current WHOIS derives from their > > 2013 code base, even if it has strongly diverged since. Maybe there were > > some privacy concerns (at least, I know that it is why you don't see the > > history for person and role objects). On our side, we have never changed > > this, simply because no one in the community ever complained about the > > current behavior. > > > Ack, makes sense. > > > If we had to change this, it would be easy. There is no specific > > limitation in the WHOIS code, it is possible to get all the versions > > that existed for any object, even with deletions in the middle. It is > > just a matter a getting a consensus around this. > > > I would personally be in favor of this. > > Everyone else? Thoughts? > > Cheers, > > Ben ----- End forwarded message -----
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