Dear Colleagues, The RIPE NCC has the source codes of the RIPE Whois Database software available under CVS (a version control system) and is publishing the bugs via Bugzilla (a bug-tracking system). By doing so, this allows anyone to: * have early access to new features of the RIPE Database Whois Server Software and * submit patches to the RIPE Database Whois Server Software. It also provides an easy and accessible method for submitting and tracking bugs and enhancement requests. To accommodate this feature, a web interface is available to browse the source codes at: http://www.ripe.net/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/whoisserver/ while you can submit and track bugs at: http://www.ripe.net/bugzilla/. Stable Source and Binary Releases are available at: ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/dbase/software/. Getting the source codes: You should type the following commands to check out the latest source code under CVS: cvs -d :pserver:anonymous@cvs.ripe.net:/cvsroot login [ No password, so just press [ENTER] on password prompt ] cvs -d :pserver:anonymous@cvs.ripe.net:/cvsroot co whoisserver These commands apply to the command line version of the CVS client software. A directory of CVS clients is available at: http://dmoz.org/Computers/Software/Configuration_Management/Tools/Concurrent... Any suggestions about the system can be directed to ripe-dbm@ripe.net . Best Regards, Related Links: More information about CVS is available at: http://www.gnu.org/software/cvs/#TOCintroduction More information about Bugzilla is available at: http://www.bugzilla.org/docs/ -- Can Bican RIPE NCC Software Engineering Department