rpsl.ripe.net doesn't seem to exist ... whois -h whois rpsl.ripe.net Daniele Arena whois: whois: Unknown host: Datei oder Verzeichnis nicht gefunden Let's have a look ... ;; ANSWER SECTION: rpsl.ripe.net. 1d23h59m55s IN CNAME reimp.ripe.net. reimp.ripe.net. 1d23h59m55s IN CNAME orange.ripe.net. orange.ripe.net. 1d23h59m55s IN A 193.0.1.239 Yeah, don't do that. Don't use CNAME to CNAME. Pls fix, Arnold ----- Original Message ----- From: "RIPE Database Announcements" <db-news@ripe.net> To: <lir-wg@ripe.net>; <db-wg@ripe.net>; <routing-wg@ripe.net>; <eng-coord@ripe.net>; <db-beta@ripe.net>; <reimp-mig-tf@ripe.net> Sent: Friday, January 19, 2001 2:33 PM Subject: Announcement: RIPE Whois Database Version 3.0beta2 released

Dear All,

This mail is to inform you that version 3.0beta2 of the RIPE Whois Database software has been released. This is mainly a bugfix release in respect to the "beta1" version.

We remind you that the RIPE Database is about to change its data format, from RIPE181 to RPSL (the Routing Policy Specification Language, see RFC2622). This will affect all object types, including "person", "domain" and "inetnum".

We suggest you to start to get used to RPSL and version 3.0 . Please check our RIPE-181 to RPSL Migration page at:

http://www.ripe.net/rpsl/

You can test your skills with RPSL and the functionality of the new beta release in the following ways:

- Query rpsl.ripe.net at port 43. You will find there exactly the same objects that are in whois.ripe.net, mirrored live and in RPSL format.

- If you have any script that runs by querying whois.ripe.net, test it by pointing it to rpsl.ripe.net and make it v3.0-compliant.

- Try our CGI interface to the RPSL server: you can find it at http://www.ripe.net/ripencc/pub-services/db/reimp/.

- Get to know the new update path: use our "sandbox" database for RPSL updates. Send your updates to <auto-rip@ripe.net> and query the corresponding database at rpsl.ripe.net, port 4343 .

Remember that in a few months, that's the way the RIPE Database will be running; so the earlier you start working with it, the less likely you are to be unpleasantly surprised later.

For those running Near-Real-Time Mirrors of the RIPE Database, please be advised that as soon as the RIPE Database changes its data format, you will not be able to mirror the RIPE Database using the version 2 of the Software, since it is not RPSL-compliant. You will have to upgrade to version 3 to mirror the RIPE Database. Please contact <ripe-dbm@ripe.net> for detailed information.

Please note that the software is still in a "beta" phase. So we need your feedback! If you happen to find something that looks like a bug when you are testing the RPSL database, don't hesitate... Send us a bug report at <dbrip@ripe.net> !

If you want to actively participate to the migration effort, you could join the "RIP migration Task force" and let yourself be heard. Just write to <ripe-dbm@ripe.net> and ask to join the Task Force.

You can download the latest release of the source code at the following

URL:

ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/dbase/reimp/ripe-dbase-3.0beta2.tar.gz

You can also join a discussion list related to version 3.0 beta of the RIPE Database Software. To subscribe to this list, send a message to <majordomo@ripe.net> with the line:

subscribe db-beta

in the body of your letter. It is a moderated mailing list so some delays in subscription are possible.

Regards,

Daniele Arena ___________________ RIPE Database Group RIPE NCC