> Our new ISP is asking that I create a maintainer object in the > RADB and associated AS/Routes for us to be about to eBGP peer.
congrats. you got a quality provider who cares about good safe routing practice. > Is this just so they can dynamically build their prefix/as-path > lists? i would hope they do. > Why would I need to do this and what advantages are there. Cost > to register with RADB is $250/year and I want to understand it > before I shell out. the providers i know who want irr registration provide their own registry for their customers. if yours does not, there are free registries around. randy