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help sample - dbupdate
by linux baby 09 Jan '07

09 Jan '07

hi, Can you give me one example for dbupdate command to create/delete/update objects using commandline/webinterface. regards Karthikeyan.N

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commandline howto
by linux baby 09 Jan '07

09 Jan '07

Hi, Can you help me howto add the users details in whoisd server either command line or webinterface and query the server. I tried syncupdates but there is no proper doc for the same, Please help me how to add the users details through commandline and howto check the whoisd server for the same. If possible, please help me to configure the syncupdates/webupdates in whoisd server. regards Karthikeyan.N

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update[inetnum] issue
by linux baby 08 Jan '07

08 Jan '07

hi, i am tring to do the addition of inetnum object using 'dbupdate'. input file: [root@knagalin whoisd]# cat /tmp/ipcheck.input inetnum: 10.10.10.0 - 10.10.10.255 netname: IANA-ABLK-RESERVED1 descr: Class A address space for private internets descr: See http://www.ripe.net/db/rfc1918.html for details country: EU # Country is really world wide admin-c: AA1-TEST tech-c: AA2-TEST status: ALLOCATED UNSPECIFIED remarks: This network should never be routed outside an enterprise remarks: See RFC1918 for further information mnt-by: TEST-DBM-MNT mnt-lower: TEST-DBM-MNT mnt-routes: TEST-DBM-MNT source: SAMPLE # Filtered changed: rsm(a)nic.in 20070107 ./bin/dbupdate -c ./conf/rip.config.sample -f /tmp/ipcheck.input ... Create FAILED: [inetnum] 10.0.0.0 - 10.255.255.255 ***Info: Syntax check passed inetnum: 10.0.0.0 - 10.255.255.255 netname: IANA-ABLK-RESERVED1 descr: Class A address space for private internets descr: See http://www.ripe.net/db/rfc1918.html for details country: EU # Country is really world wide admin-c: AA1-TEST tech-c: AA2-TEST status: ALLOCATED UNSPECIFIED remarks: This network should never be routed outside an enterprise remarks: See RFC1918 for further information mnt-by: TEST-DBM-MNT mnt-lower: TEST-DBM-MNT mnt-routes: TEST-DBM-MNT source: SAMPLE # Filtered changed: rsm(a)nic.in 20070107 ***Error: Cannot submit filtered whois output for updates. please help me to add the iprange object in inetnum. Thanks in advance. regards Karthikeyan.N

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ASN32 deployment
by Denis Walker 08 Jan '07

08 Jan '07

[Apologies for duplicate e-mails] Dear colleagues, This morning, between 07:00 and 09:00 (UTC), we deployed new software for the RIPE Database. Three changes were made: 1. The new software allows the creation of 32-bit (4-byte) Autonomous System Numbers (ASNs). There is more information about this in the references at the end of this e-mail. 2. The ORGANISATION object type NON-REGISTRY has been changed to OTHER. The RIPE NCC modified all existing organisation objects which had the old type. There is more information about this at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/maillists/archives/db-wg/2006/msg00245.html 3. We reversed changes made to the status of ERX objects. While implementing the ASSIGNED ANYCAST status, other changes were made. This prevented more specific assignments from being created within EARLY REGISTRATION ranges. These changes have been rolled back. If you have any questions about any of these changes, send an e-mail to <ripe-dbm(a)ripe.net>. Regards Denis Walker Database Group RIPE NCC -------- References: The new 32-bit ASN format is described in these documents: http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-michaelson-4byte-as-representatio… http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-uijterwaal-rpsl-4byteas-ext-01.txt Sites using the RIPE Database software will probably have to upgrade their systems. See: http://www.ripe.net/news/asn-db-update.html Our test database (e-mail to <test-dbm(a)ripe.net> or access through webupdates) also now handles the new AS number format.

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NCC#2007010704
by RIPE Database Manager 08 Jan '07

08 Jan '07

Dear Karthikeyan.N Thankyou for your questions regarding the RIPE Database. We will write to you off the working group mailing list and address these issues directly. -- Regards, Denis Walker RIPE Database Administration

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syncupdate login
by osk 03 Jan '07

03 Jan '07

Hi, I am new to this whoisd server, i am doing the whoisd setup for my office, i have done the whoisd server installation, the port is listening. To create and update the information i am triing to use the syncupdates to communicate with database, i am not have the proper doc for syncupdates and webupdates to configure the whoisd setup. Can you help me, how to i configure and use the syncupdates to my whoisd server to update the database regards Karthikeyan.N -- winners don't do different things they do things differently

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syncupdate help
by linux baby 03 Jan '07

03 Jan '07

Hi, I am new to whoisd server, i am doing the whoisd setup for my office, i have done the whoisd server installation, the port is listening. To create and update the information i am tring to use the syncupdates to communicate with database, there is no proper doc for syncupdates and webupdates to configure the whoisd setup. Please help me to configure and use the syncupdates to my whoisd server to update the database regards Karthikeyan.N

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syncupdates howto
by linux baby 03 Jan '07

03 Jan '07

Hi, I am new to whoisd server, i am doing the whoisd setup for my office, i have done the whoisd server installation, the port is listening. To create and update the information i am tring to use the syncupdates to communicate with database, there is no proper doc for syncupdates and webupdates to configure the whoisd setup. Please help me to configure and use the syncupdates to my whoisd server to update the database Regards Karthikeyan.N

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please help me - syncupdate
by linux baby 03 Jan '07

03 Jan '07

I have done the whoisd server installation, the port is listening. To create and update the information[records] using syncupdates to communicate with database, i didn't find doc for syncupdates and webupdates to configure with whoisd setup. Please help me to configure and use the syncupdates to my whoisd server to update the database regards Karthikeyan.N

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howto create database objects in whoisd
by linux baby 03 Jan '07

03 Jan '07

hi, can you help me how do i create the new objects in whois server. i have done the whois server and mysql setup and conf. please help me regards Karthikeyan.N

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New RIPE Database software
by Denis Walker 20 Dec '06

20 Dec '06

[Apologies for duplicate e-mails] Dear colleagues, On 2 January 2007, between 07:00 and 08:00 UTC, we will deploy new software for the RIPE Database. Three changes will take place: 1. The new software will allow the creation of 32-bit (4-byte) Autonomous System Numbers (ASNs). There is more information about this in the references at the end of this e-mail. 2. There will be a change in ORGANISATION object type (from NON-REGISTRY to OTHER). There is more information about this at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/maillists/archives/db-wg/2006/msg00245.html 3. We will reverse changes made to the status for ERX objects. While implementing the ASSIGNED ANYCAST status, other changes were made. This prevented more specific assignments from being created within EARLY REGISTRATION ranges. These changes will be rolled back. If you have any questions about any of these changes, send an e-mail to <ripe-dbm(a)ripe.net>. Regards Denis Walker Database Group RIPE NCC -------- References: The new 32-bit ASN format is described in these documents: http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-michaelson-4byte-as-representatio… http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-uijterwaal-rpsl-4byteas-ext-01.txt Sites using the RIPE Database software will probably have to upgrade their systems, see: http://www.ripe.net/news/asn-db-update.html We have set up an ASN32 test server. It has a copy of the RIPE Database taken on 7 November 2006. This test server does not provide any mirror stream facilities. It is available for queries: asn32.ripe.net port 43043 And for updates: asn32-dbm@localhost You may use this database to create your own test ASN32 object(s). You may also test against the existing "aut-num" object AS1.1 See 'whois -h asn32.ripe.net -p 43043 -rGB AS1.0 - AS1.65535' for more details.

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Implementing TLS/SSL on RIPE NCC external MX'es
by Brian Riddle 20 Dec '06

20 Dec '06

[Apologies for duplicate e-mails] Dear Colleagues, After our successful implementation testing of Transport Layer Security (TLS) over the last few months, we will be implementing TLS on our external mail exchanges (MXs). We will upgrade our mail server software on 8 January 2007, followed by implementation of TLS on 10 January 2007. If you experience problems with mail delivery to the RIPE NCC after the implementation, please send a e-mail to ops(a)ripe.net. To do this, however, you might have to disable TLS on your MX server or send the email from a MX server that does not have TLS enabled. Regards, Brian Riddle IT Manager RIPE NCC

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LIR allocation list
by Dmitry Morozovsky 18 Dec '06

18 Dec '06

Dear colleagues, Is there publicly available list of all NCC allocations anywhere? I remember that at least several years ago there was such document, but cannot find it anymore, neither on http://www.ripe.net/ nor on ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ Any hints? Sincerely, D.Marck [DM5020, MCK-RIPE, DM3-RIPN] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *** Dmitry Morozovsky --- D.Marck --- Wild Woozle --- marck(a)rinet.ru *** ------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Outage report
by Denis Walker 15 Dec '06

15 Dec '06

Dear Colleagues, >From Thursday, 14 December 2006 to mid afternoon on Friday, 15 December 2006, our Test Database server was unable to send e-mail. This may have delayed acknowledgments for updates to the Test Database and data consistency reports. This problem was due to an internal DNS issue on one of our servers. It has now been resolved. All queued mails have now been sent. We apologise for any inconvenience. If you have any questions or concerns about this, please contact us at: <ripe-dbnm(a)ripe.net> Regards, Denis Walker Database Group RIPE NCC

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New organisation type proposal "NON-REGISTRY" => "OTHER"
by Katie Petrusha 11 Dec '06

11 Dec '06

[Apologies for duplicate mails] Dear colleagues, This is a proposal to change the organisation type "NON-REGISTRY" to "OTHER" for ORGANISATION objects in the RIPE Database. Motivation: The RIPE ENUM Working Group needs a more general organisation type for the ORGANISATION object. Many organisations have the organisation type "NON-REGISTRY". In the context of the RIPE Database, this is correct. However, some organisations have different functions in other contexts. The RIPE ENUM Working Group proposes changing the organisation type from "NON-REGISTRY" to "OTHER". More details are available at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/maillists/archives/enum-wg/2006/msg00100.html Implementation: The proposed change involves changing the syntax of the ORGANISATION object in the RIPE Database. It does not involve any new or changed authorisation rules or changes to any other objects. Consequences for Existing Objects: Around 20,000 ORGANISATION objects in the RIPE Database have the status of "NON-REGISTRY". The RIPE NCC will modify these objects. Before making any changes, we will tell the object holders about what will happen. If you have any questions about this, send an e-mail to <ripe-dbm(a)ripe.net> Kind Regards, -- Katie Petrusha RIPE NCC

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Assignments of 32 bit AS Numbers
by Henk Uijterwaal 05 Dec '06

05 Dec '06

Dear Colleagues, From 1 January 2007, the RIPE NCC can assign 32-bit Autonomous System Numbers (ASNs). There is more information about this policy in ripe-389: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/ripe-389.html Details of how to request a 32 bit ASN are in ripe-396: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/asnsupport.html ASN32 objects will appear in the RIPE Database from 1 January 2007. Their format is different from the current 16-bit ASNs. The new format is described in these documents: http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-michaelson-4byte-as-representatio… http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-uijterwaal-rpsl-4byteas-ext-01.txt The introduction of 32-bit ASNs may have an effect on tools that query the RIPE Database or those based on RPSL. A test server is available. There is more information at: http://www.ripe.net/news/asn-test-server.html Sites using the RIPE Database software will probably have to upgrade their systems, see: http://www.ripe.net/news/asn-db-update.html For more information, please contact us at <asn32(a)ripe.net>. Answers to frequently asked questions will appear in the RIPE NCC FAQ at: http://www.ripe.net/info/faq/ Kind Regards, The RIPE NCC -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Henk Uijterwaal Email: henk.uijterwaal(at)ripe.net RIPE Network Coordination Centre http://www.amsterdamned.org/~henk P.O.Box 10096 Singel 258 Phone: +31.20.5354414 1001 EB Amsterdam 1016 AB Amsterdam Fax: +31.20.5354445 The Netherlands The Netherlands Mobile: +31.6.55861746 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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CRYPT-PW Deprecation Project: Phase 1
by Agoston Horvath 01 Dec '06

01 Dec '06

[Apologies for duplicate mails] Dear Colleagues, Phase 1 of the CRYPT-PW deprecation project will start today, Thursday, 30 November 2006. This project will deprecate RIPE Database passwords that use the CRYPT-PW authentication method. Notification e-mails will be sent today to over 8300 e-mail addresses, concerning a total of 3587 objects with CRYPT-PW authentication only. Another 326 objects have other authentication methods in addition to CRYPT-PW. If you receive a separate notification e-mail you will have to change your password authentication method to PGP, X.509 or MD5-PW. To change your password authentication method from CRYPT-PW to MD5-PW, use the CGI at: http://www.ripe.net/cgi-bin/crypt2md5.cgi More information about the project can be found at: http://www.ripe.net/db/support/security/crypt-pw_deprecation/ *Key dates* Thursday, 30 November 2006: Notification (Phase 1) Wednesday, 10 January 2007: Reject new CRYPT-PW (Phase 2) Wednesday, 21 February 2007: Remove CRYPT-PW from RIPE Database (Phase 3) If you have any questions, contact: ripe-dbm(a)ripe.net. Regards, Agoston Horvath Database Group RIPE NCC

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New RIPE Documents 395 and 396, on AS Number Requests
by RIPE NCC Webmaster 23 Nov '06

23 Nov '06

[Apologies for duplicate e-mails] Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce the publication of two updated RIPE Documents. ripe-395 - Supporting Notes for the Autonomous System Number Request Form is available at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/asnsupport.html ripe-396 - AS Number Request Form is available at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/asnrequestform.html We have updated the documents to include 4-byte (32 bit) AS Numbers, which can be requested from 1 January 2007. Best Regards, Laura Cobley Registration Services RIPE NCC

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Re: [db-wg] 96.0.0.0/20
by Randy Bush 16 Nov '06

16 Nov '06

> according to our logs the mail was sent: i found the problem the mail is being sent as From MAILER-DAEMON Thu Nov 16 18:01:47 2006 Return-path: <> you should not be doing this! that is reserved for mail delivery failures. randy

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Re: [db-wg] 96.0.0.0/20
by Randy Bush 16 Nov '06

16 Nov '06

> Stab in the dark, so I could be completely off here, but did you try > adding a "password: RPSL" to the top of the request? (Look at the > "RIPE-NCC-RPSL-MNT" object for a possible reason to try that.) yep. still zero response to email to auto-db i have a suspicion it may be due to the database having an outdated pgp key, and i am signing with a new one (bellovin and austein made me upgrade a 12 year old one, so don't blame me:-). which leaves me with the question of how to change a key-cert: object without digging up the old key! randy

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ASN32 test server
by Katie Petrusha 16 Nov '06

16 Nov '06

[Apologies for duplicate mails] Dear colleagues, As you may be aware, from 1 January 2007, it will be possible to request 32-bit ASNs (ASN32 objects). You can find the policy on these 4-byte ASNs at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/ripe-389.html Although the first of these will not appear in the RIPE Database until the start of next year, we have set up an ASN32 TEST server. This server has a copy of the RIPE Database as of 2006.11.07. It is available for queries: asn32.ripe.net port 43043 And for updates: asn32-dbm(a)ripe.net You may use this database to create your own test ASN32 object(s). You may also test against the existing "aut-num" object AS1.1 See 'whois -h asn32.ripe.net -p 43043 -rGB AS1.0 - AS1.65535' for more details. Please note that updates made to the ASN32 TEST Database will not change any data in the RIPE Database. The notifications are disabled to avoid confusion, the acknowledgements will be sent as usual. We hope it is clear that these are test messages. The following banner has been added to mails: ############################################################## # # # This is the ASN32 Test Server # # # # This update DID NOT affect any RIPE Database objects # # # # To update the live RIPE Database, mail to auto-dbm(a)ripe.net# # # ############################################################## If you have any questions, contact ripe-dbm(a)ripe.net. -- Katie Petrusha RIPE NCC

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SPAM filtering at RIPE NCC
by Brian Riddle 16 Nov '06

16 Nov '06

[Apologies for duplicate e-mails] Dear Colleagues, Today, we implemented measures to combat spam on our mail servers. The measures will apply to both e-mails sent to RIPE NCC mailboxes and the mailing lists hosted on ripe.net. These measures will lead to short delivery delays for some of your e-mails to us and to the mailing lists. Regards, Brian Riddle IT Manager RIPE NCC

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96.0.0.0/20
by Randy Bush 16 Nov '06

16 Nov '06

the appended disappeared into a black hole. clue bat, please randy

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SSL/TLS at RIPE mail servers
by Max Tulyev 01 Nov '06

01 Nov '06

Hi! At the last meeting we had a talk about implementing TLS/SSL in RIPE mail servers to avoid sniffing clear-text passwords in RIPE DB update requests. Is there any news? ;) -- WBR, Max Tulyev (MT6561-RIPE, 2:463/253@FIDO)

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Announcement Routing Registry Training Courses
by RIPE NCC Training Services 31 Oct '06

31 Oct '06

Dear Colleagues The RIPE NCC Training Services Department invites you to register for one of our upcoming Routing Registry Training Courses: Date: Friday 3 November 2006 Time: 09:00 - 17:00 Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands AND Date: Tuesday 6 February 2007 Time: 09:00 - 17:00 Location: Tel Aviv, Israel AND Date: Friday 23 February 2007 Time: 09:00 - 17:00 Location: Vienna, Austria AND Date: Thursday 8 March 2007 Time: 09:00 - 17:00 Location: Edinburgh, United Kingdom ND Date: Friday 23 March 2007 Time: 09:00 - 17:00 Location: Prague, Czech Republic 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 course is free of charge. We provide lunch and printed training materials. We do not cover any of your travel expenses or accommodation. We give all of our training courses in English. You can find more information about the course at: http://www.ripe.net/training/rr/ How to register: --------------------- You can register up to two people from your LIR for each course. (If there are places left nearer the time of the course, you can register more people). To register for this course, you can either use the LIR Portal at: https://lirportal.ripe.net/lirportal/training/course-list.html Or the online registration form on our website: http://www.ripe.net/cgi-bin/trainingform.pl.cgi If you have any questions, send an e-mail to <training(a)ripe.net>. Kind regards, Rumy Kanis Training Services Manager RIPE NCC

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