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last-modified:, a succesor to changed:
by Job Snijders 16 Sep '14

16 Sep '14

Dear DB Working Group, Assessing the "freshness" of database objects can be a useful component in many business processes, but as it stands today the "changed:" attribute is severely crippled: Eleanor:~ job$ whois -h whois.ripe.net AS15562 | grep changed Eleanor:~ job$ whois -h whois.radb.net AS15562 | grep changed changed: unread(a)ripe.net 20000101 Eleanor:~ job$ Fantastic! Now we are absolutely none the wiser. :-) I propose that we introduce a new attribute called "last-modified" as a replacement for functionality offered by past implementations of "changed:". The "last-modified" attribute is set by the whois server software and represents the date and time at which the last succesful modification was received by the server. When a user submits an update for an object in which the attribute is present, the server software will ignore the attribute, insert its own attribute with the current time, and present a warning to the user that the user's version of "last-modified" was ignored. The "last-modified" attribute should be presented by the server software in all types of objects (autnums, poems, etc) for which the server is responsible (e.g. do not touch foreign or mirrored objects). The date and time are represented following the ISO 8601 [1] profile for complete date plus hours, minutes and seconds, always expressed in UTC, including the special UTC designator 'Z'. The "last-modified" attribute should be presented above, but close to the "source:" attribute. The advantage is that the date and time are both human readable and computer parsable! A valid example "last-modified" attribute would be: last-modified: 2014-04-15T13:15:30Z I look forward to the group's feedback! Also, I'm interested in how people would use this attribute in their workflows or automation. Kind regards, Job [1] - https://xkcd.com/1179/

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[training] RIPE NCC Webinars - new dates
by Training Services 11 Sep '14

11 Sep '14

Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce the launch of new dates for our Webinars. The RIPE NCC Webinars are live and take only one hour. You can interact with our trainers without leaving your desk. We focus on the topics and issues most important for LIRs. Register now at https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/training/e-learning/webinars Participation is limited to 20 people, so don't hesitate if you want to take part! If you have questions, please email <training(a)ripe.net>. We look forward to seeing you online. Kind regards, RIPE NCC Training Services

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Request for large number of request
by Giovane C. M. Moura 04 Sep '14

04 Sep '14

Dear Sir/Madam, I found on [1] that users can request permissions to have a large number of requests on the whois service. I would like to request permission for that -- we're talking about 500K requests max. I can provide more details and why this is important to be used in our research. Thanks and best, /giovane [1] https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/db-wg/2005-June/003069.html -- Giovane C. M. Moura, PhD Postdoctoral Researcher Economics of Cybersecurity Group Faculty of Technology, Policy, and Management Delft University of Technology http://homepage.tudelft.nl/6a4w6/

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IP Address Space Course this November in London
by Training Services 26 Aug '14

26 Aug '14

Dear Colleagues, We are happy to announce a new RIPE NCC training course that will take place on the Sunday before the RIPE 69 Meeting in London this November. This new course will focus on how to obtain, transfer, manage and protect your IP address space. The course is free of charge and is open to anyone interested. The course will cover the most frequently asked questions the RIPE NCC receives about IP address space. Course title: RIPE NCC Presents: IP Address Space Basics How to obtain, transfer, manage and protect your IP addresses Goals: By the end of this course, you will be able to: - Manage your IPv4 and IPv6 addresses according to current RIPE Policies - Understand how to obtain IPv4 addresses through transfers - Protect your address space from hijacking Target audience: Anyone interested in the policies and procedures around address space in the RIPE NCC service region, and companies looking at address space transfers, mergers and acquisitions. No prior knowledge of the topic is necessary. Time: Sunday, 2 November, 10:00–16:00 Outline: - Becoming a RIPE NCC member (why and how) - Obtaining IP addresses (IPv4 and IPv6) - IP address space transfers, mergers and acquisitions - IPv6 basics - Address space hijacking - Resource Certification (RPKI) Cost: Free of charge. Coffee and lunch will be provided. The course will be delivered by representatives from the RIPE NCC’s Training Services and Registration Services departments. If you are interested in attending this course, please let us know asap by sending an email to training(a)ripe.net. Be quick - we only have 40 seats available on a first come, first served basis! If there is enough interest, we will continue to offer courses on different topics of interest alongside future RIPE Meetings. Kind regards, Training Services

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RIPE Database Release 1.75
by Denis Walker 20 Aug '14

20 Aug '14

Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC is pleased to announce the RIPE Database software release 1.75 to the Release Candidate (RC) environment. Detailed information about features, changes and how this release might affect your operations, are available in the release notes: https://www.ripe.net/data-tools/db/release-notes/ripe-database-release-1.75 The main feature of this release is that we have implemented the changes required within the RIPE Database, as part of the implementation for the accepted RIPE Policy Proposal 2014-01, 'Abandoning the Minimum Allocation Size for IPV4'. These changes are detailed in the release notes. This release also fixes a number of issues, described within the release notes. More information about the RC environment is available online: https://www.ripe.net/data-tools/db/release-notes/rc-release-candidate-envir… We look forward to any questions or comments you might have. Regards, Denis Walker RIPE NCC

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Personalised auth / killing mntner proposal
by Tore Anderson 19 Aug '14

19 Aug '14

https://ripe68.ripe.net/archives/video/181/ Anyone know the status of this proposal? Tore, who keeps punting his "clean up mntner mess" todo item in the hope that it will be overtaken by events

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[training] RIPE NCC Training Courses October-December 2014
by Training Services 19 Aug '14

19 Aug '14

Dear Colleagues, Our training team travels the RIPE NCC service region to deliver training courses to our members without any additional cost. Over the next few months, we'll be in Ljubljana, Norway, Tbilisi, Berlin, Bratislava, Amman, Lyon, Athens, London, Amsterdam. Visit the following page to register and to check which training courses we are giving in your area: https://lirportal.ripe.net/training/courses The RIPE NCC delivers the following training courses: - LIR Training Course - RIPE Database Training Course - Basic IPv6 Training Course - Advanced IPv6 Training Course - Routing Security Training Course - DNSSEC Training Course For more information visit: http://www.ripe.net/lir-services/training/courses With kind regards, Rumy Spratley-Kanis Training Services Manager

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bug fix release 1.74.1 deployed
by Denis Walker 18 Jul '14

18 Jul '14

Dear colleagues, After the deployment of RIPE Database software release 1.74, a bug was found affecting the NRTM service. This has been fixed in a bug release 1.74.1 that was deployed to production today. If you do not use the NRTM service then this does not affect you. If you do use it, please read more details in the 1.74.1 Release Notes: https://www.ripe.net/data-tools/db/release-notes/ripe-database-release-1-74… In these notes we raise awareness of a possible impact and provide options for overcoming such a situation. Regards, Denis Walker RIPE NCC

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RIPE Database Release 1.74
by Denis Walker 17 Jul '14

17 Jul '14

Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC is pleased to announce the RIPE Database software release 1.74 to the Release Candidate (RC) environment. For information about features, changes and how this release might affect your operations, please see the release notes: https://www.ripe.net/data-tools/db/release-notes/ripe-database-release-1.74… Major features introduced in this release include the: - Removal of generated "remarks:" from AUT-NUM objects - Change of syntax of the "role:" attribute - Prevention of the removal of "abuse-c:" when linked to a resource object This release also fixes a number of issues. More details are available in the release notes. More information about the RC environment is available online: https://www.ripe.net/data-tools/db/release-notes/rc-release-candidate-envir… We look forward to any questions or comments you might have. Regards, Denis Walker RIPE NCC

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Revising the RIPE Database Documentation
by Denis Walker 15 Jul '14

15 Jul '14

Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC is currently revising the RIPE Database documentation. We have outlined our planning and the goals for this project in a RIPE Labs article: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/fatemah_mafi/revising-the-ripe-database-docum… Please send any feedback or specific content requests to the Database Working Group Mailing List by Wednesday, 30 July 2014 so that we can incorporate your input into our planning. Regards, Denis Walker RIPE NCC

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