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domain: object normalization
by Pim van Pelt 06 Sep '04

06 Sep '04

Hi, I keep on bumping into something with the RIPE database. I'm used to the pedantic trailing dot in hostnames, such as 'www.bit.nl.'; I also always write domains like so: '122.109.193.in-addr.arpa.'. $ whois -h whois.ripe.net 122.109.193.in-addr.arpa. % This is the RIPE Whois server. % The objects are in RPSL format. % % Rights restricted by copyright. % See http://www.ripe.net/ripencc/pub-services/db/copyright.html %ERROR:101: no entries found % % No entries found in the selected source(s). Without the trailing dot, this works just fine. Is it feasable to have the scanner normalize the hostname/domain into something that your backend can look up ? -- Met vriendelijke groet, BIT BV / Ing P.B. van Pelt PBVP1-RIPE (PGPKEY-4DCA7E5E)

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call for agenda items, DB-WG, RIPE49 @ Manchester
by Wilfried Woeber, UniVie/ACOnet 31 Aug '04

31 Aug '04

Dear DB WG! The next DB-WG meeting is scheduled for week 39, 2004 in Manchester. Thus it is time again to ask for agenda items for the draft agenda. The "regular" items for the logistics will be provided by Nigel T. and myself, we will again have some contributions from the RIPE NCC, and whatever is contributed by your suggestions! Please note that the WG meeting will be managed by Nigel Titley as I am unable to come to Manchester this time - due to other events being scheduled for the very same week :-( Have a nice and successful meeting and get-together in Manchester! Wilfried ( https://cert.aco.net/ ) _________________________________:_____________________________________ Wilfried Woeber : e-mail: Woeber(a)CC.UniVie.ac.at UniVie Computer Center - ACOnet : Tel: +43 1 4277 - 140 33 Universitaetsstrasse 7 : Fax: +43 1 4277 - 9 140 A-1010 Vienna, Austria, Europe : RIPE-DB: WW144, PGP keyID 0xF0ACB369 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~:~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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Virus Warning from the RIPE NCC
by Gerard Leurs 10 Aug '04

10 Aug '04

Dear Colleagues. We are sorry for duplicate emails. On Monday 9 August 2004, a virus (bagle) was mailed to several mailing lists operated by the RIPE NCC. Unfortunately, the virus passed through the filters of several of these lists. At the moment of writing we know this happened for the db-wg, eof-wg, routing-wg. And the wg-chairs. Please do not open any suspicious .zip files. Please make sure you delete any such mails. The RIPE NCC is working to resolve the issue. We apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused. Regards, Gerard Leurs, Operations department, RIPE NCC.

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The release of RPSLng IRRToolSet
by Katie Petrusha 03 Aug '04

03 Aug '04

[ Apologies for multiple messages ] Dear Colleagues, The RIPE NCC is pleased to announce version 4.8.2 release of IRRToolSet. RPSLng is an effort to extend RPSL language, enabling the language to document routing policies for the IPv6 and multicast address families currently used on the Internet. IRRToolSet implements the Internet Draft Document draft-blunk-rpslng-07 (ftp://ftp.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-blunk-rpslng-07.txt) The release contains peval, rpslcheck and RtConfig that support RPSLng. The software can be compiled using GCC-3.x, and also includes numerous contributed patches, bug fixes and changes related to the new draft. Please note that this will be the last release of IRRToolSet made by the RIPE NCC. Further IRRToolSet will be maintained by ISC (Internet Systems Consortium). More details regarding the migration will follow soon. The source code release and binary packages can be downloaded from: ftp://ftp.ripe.net/tools/IRRToolSet You can also check the IRRToolSet project page: http://www.ripe.net/db/irrtoolset Thanks to everyone who contributed the patches and bug fixes. Please contact <irrtoolset(a)ripe.net> for any comments. -- Best regards, Katie Petrusha RIPE NCC

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Delay in Mail Processing
by Shane Kerr 29 Jul '04

29 Jul '04

Dear Colleagues, Delivery of mail to the RIPE NCC was delayed from 17:00 CEST 28 July 2004 to 09:30 CEST 29 July 2004. Update e-mails sent to the RIPE Database were delayed. All e-mails were processed normally after this time. Web updates and synchronous updates were unaffected. We apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused. Sincerely, -- Shane Kerr Software Manager RIPE NCC

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Announcement Routing Registry Training Courses
by RIPE NCC Training 21 Jul '04

21 Jul '04

Dear Colleagues, [apologies for duplicate postings] As a service to its members the RIPE NCC offers the "Routing Registry Training Course". The main objective of the "Routing Registry Training Course" is to familiarise the LIRs with the features of the Routing Registry, while introducing the relevant tools and services of the RIPE NCC. The course also offers practical exercises. OVERVIEW OF TOPICS COVERED IN THE COURSE: - Routing Registry as a part of the RIPE Whois Database and the Internet Routing Registry (IRR) - Specifying routing policies using (RPSL) Routing Policy Specification Language and the RtConfig tool - IRRToolSet - Routing Information Service (RIS) - Routing Registry Consistency Check Project Please note that this is an advanced course. It will: - NOT teach the basics of routing - NOT teach the basics of RIPE Database operations, - NOT describe how to receive Internet resources from the RIPE NCC - NOT describe how to operate a Local Internet Registry (LIR) The target audience of the course are technical staff of LIRs: e.g. network operators, engineers etc. This course is not intended for administrative or management staff (e.g. Hostmasters) . It is assumed that all attendees will be familiar with Border Gateway Protocol routing and with the RIPE Database (i.e. creating/modifying objects). This course is based on interactive exercises in a local network set-up. Please bring your laptops equipped with the following: - A working Ethernet card, - Three meters of Ethernet cable, - A secure connection client, - A web browser. Please be prepared to share your laptop (or at least allow another attendee to "look over your shoulder") if necessary. The Routing Registry Training Course is conducted in the English language and is free of charge, since it is covered by the membership fee. More information about the Routing Registry Training Course can be found at: http://www.ripe.net/training/rr/ REGISTRATION: You can register for a Routing Registry Training Course at the following URL: http://www.ripe.net/cgi-bin/trainingform.pl.cgi Or by completing the registration form at the end of this e-mail and replying to <training(a)ripe.net> . In order to register for a Routing Registry Training Course you must be an employee of an LIR and either: - be an LIR contact - be confirmed by an LIR contact LIR contacts are those employees of an LIR who are registered with RIPE NCC as authoritative contact persons. It is expected that most of those interested in the Routing Registry Training Course will not be an authoritative contact person for their LIR, and therefore will be, refused by the course registration "robot". In order to be admitted to the course, a confirmation e-mail must be sent to <training(a)ripe.net>. Please approach the LIR contacts from your organisation personally, since the identity of LIR contacts is confidential, and the RIPE NCC is unable to divulge contact persons for any given LIR. Kind Regards, Training Team RIPE NCC **************************************************************************** COURSE DATES AND VENUES ======================== Date: Friday 15 October 2004 Time: 0900 - 1700 Location: Geneva, Switzerland AND: Date: Tuesday 23 November 2004 Time: 0900 - 1700 Location: Damascus, Syria AND: Date: Friday 17 December 2004 Time: 0900 - 1700 Location: Amsterdam, the Netherlands ***************************************************************************** REGISTRATION FORM ================= %START PART 1 - Registration 1) Your name Enter First name, Last name in full e.g. John Doe Mary-Beth Walton # NAME [ ] 2) Your Registry ID (format: country-code.<name of registry>) # REG [ ] 3) Your e-mail address # EMAIL [ ] 4) Your NIC handle (optional) # NICHANDLE [ ] 5) The course you plan to attend (date and location) # COURSE [ ] %END

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Early Registration Transfer (ERX) - Final Stage
by leo vegoda 19 Jul '04

19 Jul '04

Dear Colleagues, On 29 July 2004 the RIPE NCC will begin the final stage of the Early Registration Transfer [ERX] Project. This transfer will involve the former "Class C" space in 196.0.0.0/8 and 198.0.0.0/8. Networks in 196.0.0.0/8 that will eventually go to AfriNIC will not be included in this transfer. The schedule for the networks in 192/8 will be announced later. ERX: FINAL STAGE Because of the large number of registrations involved, approximately 3000 networks, a CGI has been introduced to allow the contacts to specify their preference for the networks, without direct involvement of Hostmasters. The transfer will take place in two phases. In the first phase, notifications will be sent out to the contacts (listed for the affected networks). After this notification, there will be a period of one month in which decisions can be made with regards to these networks. After one month, the transfer will be finalised and notifications of the changes made will be sent out. The RIPE NCC Hostmasters are available to help in case of questions or doubts. Please contact them at: <er-transfer(a)ripe.net>. FURTHER INFORMATION: The aim of the ERX project is to move IP address and AS Number registrations that were made before the advent of the RIR system to the appropriate RIR database. The ERX project is necessary because the database where these early registrations were recorded was inherited by ARIN, the RIR for North America, even though many networks using addresses assigned in this period were located in regions now served by other RIRs. ERX PROJECT: COMPLETED TRANSFERS The first stage of the project involved the movement of AS Number registrations. This began in August 2002. The second stage of the project involved the movement of IPv4 address registrations from the former "Class B" space (/16 networks in 128.0.0.0/8 - 191.0.0.0/8). This was started in December 2002 and finished in April 2004. More information about the ERX Project can be found on our web site at: http://www.ripe.net/db/erx/ Regards, -- leo vegoda Registration Services Manager RIPE NCC

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