[yang-doctors] [IANA #1208742] YANG modules and XML-based registries

Michelle Cotton via RT <iana-issues-comment@iana.org> Mon, 29 November 2021 22:26 UTC

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Thanks Benoit (so great to hear from you!)

Just curious...if ftp.iana.org were not available, would having it only available via rsync be OK?  Or would that cause a problem?

Just trying to fully understand the need.

Thanks!

--Michelle


 On Fri Nov 26 15:05:04 2021, benoit.claise@huawei.com wrote:
> Hi Michelle,
> 
> Sorry for the delay in getting back to you.
> Here is the reason behind this note.
>  At
>  https://www.iana.org/assignments/yang-parameters/yang-
> parameters.xhtml,
> you see the column "IANA maintained".
>  How can someone know that there is a new revision for an IANA-
> maintained
> YANG module?
> And if we know, how to retrieve it?
> Typical example: iana-if-types
>  Hence, the only solution is to have a cron job that will query IANA
> on
> regular basis.
>  That's what we do in yangcatalog.org. I believe my initial code was
> done
> with rsync.
> Including Miroslav (and other partners in crime) to double-check this.
> 
> Regards, Benoit
> 
> 
> On 10/27/2021 12:51 AM, Michelle Cotton via RT wrote:
> > Hello Benoit,
> >
> > I hope this message finds you well.
> >
> > We were just having an internal discussion and had a question for
> > you.
> >
> > On our website for yang modules, we have a note that says the
> > following:
> >
> > "YANG modules are additionally available for bulk retrieval
> > by Rsync (rsync.iana.org::assignments/yang-parameters/) or
> > FTP (ftp://ftp.iana.org/assignments/yang-parameters/)."
> >
> > Are folks actually using ftp.iana.org to get yang modules?  What are
> > they doing with them?  The reason this came up is we are exploring
> > potentially decommissioning ftp.iana.org, similar to what the IETF
> > recently did with their ftp server.  If it did happen it would be
> > still a ways in the future.
> >
> > Can you provide any insight regarding the use of ftp.iana.org for
> > yang modules?
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Michelle
> >
> > *****
> > Michelle Cotton
> > IANA Services
> >
> > .