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Announcement: RIPE Database software version 3.0.1
by RIPE Database Administration 14 Jun '01

14 Jun '01

Dear Colleagues, [Apologies for multiple messages]. The RIPE NCC is pleased to announce the release of Version 3.0.1 of the RIPE Database software. This software is compliant with both RPSL (RFC-2622) and RPS-Security (RFC-2725). This release is primarily a bug fix release. No new features were added to the server. You can download this release by anonymous FTP from the following URL: ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/dbase/software/ripe-dbase-3.0.1.tar.gz If you do not intend to use the cross-reference files or prefer to build them yourself via "make docs", you can download the source without these files by anonymous FTP from the following URL: ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/dbase/software/ripe-dbase-3.0.1-nocxref.tar.gz A new version of the Whois client is also included with this release, in the utils/whois3 directory. You can also download this client separately by anonymous FTP from the following URL: ftp://ftp.ripe.net/tools/ripe-whois-3.0.tar.gz If you have any more questions, please don't hesitate to contact <ripe-dbm(a)ripe.net>. Regards, --- Shane Kerr Database Software Engineer RIPE NCC

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RE: RPSL route-set/as-set query.
by Low, Adam 11 Jun '01

11 Jun '01

Thanks for that insight, I guess we are going to have to replace our old as-macro/set with a route-set instead then, I wonder if it would be easier to change the RPSL specification than request all our peers to change there policy configurations! (c: Thanks, Adam > -----Original Message----- > From: Andrei Robachevsky [mailto:andrei@ripe.net] > Sent: 11 June 2001 11:49 > To: Low, Adam > Cc: db-wg(a)ripe.net; ripe-dbm(a)ripe.net > Subject: Re: RPSL route-set/as-set query. > > > Dear Adam, > > "Low, Adam" wrote: > > > > Hi Colleagues, > > > > I had a question that I am unable to find an answer for > within the RPSL RFC's, it seems that it is not possible to > nest route-set objects within as-set objects, would this be a > limitation of the RIPE DBM, RPSL or syntax ?! > > > > This is a limitation of RPSL. Members of an as-set are aut-nums and > as-sets. > > However, a route-set members could be prefixes, other > route-sets as well > as aut-nums and as-sets. In such cases an aut-num defines the set of > routes that are originated by that AS and an as-set defines the set of > routes that are originated by the ASes in that as-set. > > > The reason I ask is that we are migrating a customer onto > our network and whilst renumbering we will be advertising > there assigned blocks from another provider. We currently use > as-set's to depict our announcements to peers/providers so > would like to add these to our as-set using a route-set > object without having to replace our as-set object with a > route-set object for our peer/provider announcements. > > > > Thanks, > > Adam > > Regards, > > > Andrei Robachevsky > DB Group Manager > RIPE NCC >

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RPSL route-set/as-set query.
by Low, Adam 11 Jun '01

11 Jun '01

Hi Colleagues, I had a question that I am unable to find an answer for within the RPSL RFC's, it seems that it is not possible to nest route-set objects within as-set objects, would this be a limitation of the RIPE DBM, RPSL or syntax ?! The reason I ask is that we are migrating a customer onto our network and whilst renumbering we will be advertising there assigned blocks from another provider. We currently use as-set's to depict our announcements to peers/providers so would like to add these to our as-set using a route-set object without having to replace our as-set object with a route-set object for our peer/provider announcements. Thanks, Adam

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analysis of changed flag
by Frank Bohnsack 31 May '01

31 May '01

Dear Colleagues, As global ISP we need to mirror all important IRRs like RIPE, ARIN and APNIC. Many object are registerd in more than one IRRs. Currently we decide which object is valid based on the last 'changed' flag (Ok we could compare the complete object but it is possible to have different version on each IRR). But it seems that this flag isn't really in use ;-( Could it be an option to check this flag on each update ? cheers frank here one example ... old version: > aut-num: AS12437 > as-name: UNSPECIFIED > descr: ICSmedia GmbH > descr: Full Service Internet Provider > descr: Muenster (Germany) > import: from AS6754 > action pref=100; > accept ANY > import: from AS8638 > action pref=100; > accept AS8638 > import: from AS1270 > action pref=100; > accept ANY > export: to AS6754 > announce AS12437 > export: to AS8638 > announce AS12437 > export: to AS1270 > announce AS12437 > default: to AS6754 > action pref=100; > networks ANY > admin-c: HR29-RIPE > tech-c: HR29-RIPE > mnt-by: ICSMEDIA-MNT > changed: hostmaster(a)ripe.net 19990520 > source: RIPE last version: > aut-num: AS12437 > as-name: ICSMEDIA-DE > descr: ICSmedia GmbH > descr: Full Service Internet Provider > descr: Muenster (Germany) > import: from AS6754 > action pref=100; > accept ANY > import: from AS8638 > action pref=100; > accept AS8638 > import: from AS1270 > action pref=100; > accept ANY > import: from AS702 > action pref=100; > accept ANY > export: to AS6754 > announce AS12437 > export: to AS8638 > announce AS12437 > export: to AS1270 > announce AS12437 > export: to AS702 > announce AS12437 > default: to AS6754 > action pref=100; > networks ANY > admin-c: HI638-RIPE > tech-c: HI638-RIPE > mnt-by: ICSMEDIA-MNT > changed: hostmaster(a)ripe.net 19990520 > source: RIPE

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Questions on mirroring RIPE
by Andy Linton 30 May '01

30 May '01

In preparation for getting a RIPE mirror running at APNIC, I copied a copy of the RIPE database and started the loader scripts on this. That was 73 hours ago and we're still on the first pass through. At this stage the logfile recording the load is 182592742 bytes long and the the directory holding the MySQL database is 1063916 Kbytes in size. Will this job finish within the next week, month, year...? Since we're running the RPSL code I took the snapshot from /ripe/dbase3/snapshot. Was that a good call? Would an alternative option for priming a v3 server be to make a compressed snapshot of the MySQL database and remove the need to load the raw data into the MySQL database via the server? I suspect the machine we're using is too small for the task - any recommendations on minimum configurations? Should we give up until we've got a bigger machine or RIPE staff do the promised spring clean of the data (or both)? Answers appreciated. andy

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Announcement: PGPi 5.0 licences
by Andrei Robachevsky 21 May '01

21 May '01

Dear Colleagues, Following the discussion at the RIPE-39 meeting, Aril 30 - May 4 2001, the RIPE NCC will discontinue issuing licenses for PGPi 5.0 software. No licenses will be issued after June 1, 2001. There are two main reasons for such decision: 1. The PGPi 5.0 software contains several bugs that may compromise the security of the generated keys. The RIPE NCC can issue licenses only for this version of the software. 2. The v3 of the RIPE Database supports GnuPG (GNU Privacy Guard) software, which is available free of charge and is proved to be a reliable and secure software. To learn more about GnuPG software, please visit http://www.gpg.org. Regards, Andrei Robachevsky DB Group Manager RIPE NCC

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db-help Mailinglist
by Hank Hampel 18 May '01

18 May '01

Hi there! I just want to ask if there is going to be a db-help mailinglist to reduce the unnecessary traffic to hostmaster(a)ripe.net and to shorten the wait queue. I think this mailinglist would really be helpfull - at least if it's existence will be propagated at a prominent place (i.e. the RIPE website). Because nowadays many people tend not to actually read documentation and instead use the "easy" way of just asking questions to any mailaddress that seems suitable (and even to those not so suitable). Even so I think a FAQ and a step-by-step documentation of the "10 most frequent actions with the RIPE DB" is really a good idea I think we should also create this mailinglist - and if it's just for the sake of pointing people to the right documents. ;) So I propose, to get things going, to have something like a strawpoll/show of hands who is willing to participate on such a mailinglist. Count this mail as the first hand up. ;) Sincerely yours, Hank

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route-set members
by Frank Bohnsack 17 May '01

17 May '01

Dear Colleagues, I have a simple question about route-set objects. <--RFC2622--> ... 5.2 route-set Class The attributes of the route-set class are shown in Figure 12. The route-set attribute defines the name of the set. It is an RPSL name that starts with "rs-". The members attribute lists the members of the set. The members attribute is a list of address prefixes or other route-set names. Note that, the route-set class is a set of route prefixes, not of RPSL route objects. ... </--RFC2622--> 1/ What is the reason that a route-set member can not be an aut-num or as-set object ? Because some registries allow this: route-set: RS-AS101-TO-ABILENE descr: routes that Abilene should accept from AS101 members: AS73, AS11808, AS7774, AS3807, AS13476, AS11995, AS14077, AS13476, AS11964, AS11827, 131.107.151.0/24, 131.252.0.0/16, 134.39.60.0/24, 161.55.0.0/16, 168.156.80.0/20, 168.156.96.0/19, 192.35.180.0/24, 192.46.80.0/24, 198.107.144.0/21, 198.32.40.0/24 admin-c: UW-NOC tech-c: UW-NOC mnt-by: MAINT-AS73 changed: aracine(a)cac.washington.edu 20010426 source: RADB 2/ Means the last phrase that there are no necessary is to existence of a related route object ? cheers frank

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Inetnum Object
by Simeoli Enrico 17 May '01

17 May '01

Hi, I have some problem to make new registration at RIPE NCC DB from some allocated range because in the DB there is not its related inetnum object (for i.e 151.39.0.0/16). I know that this object is created by the RIPE at the first assignment, but I will already use this range because it was allocated to us by the ARIN in the past and we had made some assignment for our dial-up users without problem with the old Ripe-181 format. Now when we try to make a new registration we receive the following > message: > > > Acknowledgement message from database software > > Your e-mail: > > > From: "Infostrada Staff Internet" <staff(a)iunet.it > > <mailto:staff@iunet.it>> > > > Cc: > > > Subject: Aggiornamento > > > Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 16:29:24 +0200 > > > Msg-Id: <031d01c0da26$d913a690$19391197(a)infostrada.it > > <mailto:031d01c0da26$d913a690$19391197@infostrada.it>> > > > > has been processed by the automatic update procedure at the RIPE NCC. > > Diagnostic output follows: > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > New FAILED: [inetnum] 151.39.51.0 - 151.39.51.255 > > Hierarchical authorisation failed, request forwarded to maintainer. > > > > New FAILED: [inetnum] 151.39.0.0 - 151.39.255.255 > > Hierarchical authorisation failed, request forwarded to maintainer. > > > > Update messages to <auto-dbm(a)ripe.net <mailto:auto-dbm@ripe.net>> are > > converted into > > RPSL format before processing. This will continue until > > May 14, 2001. Please see <http://www.ripe.net/rpsl> for > > more information. Can you tell me what I can do? Best regards

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