Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC is pleased to announce the RIPE Database software release 1.73 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-1.73 Major features introduced in this release include the: -Addition of a "sponsoring-org:" attribute for End User resources -Addition of a "status:" attribute for all AUT-NUM objects -Change of "status:" values for all legacy (early registration) INETNUM objects to 'LEGACY' This release also fixes a number of issues. More details are available in the release notes. Where necessary, data in the RC Database has been changed to reflect the new/changed attributes. Please check your data and test your implementation in the RC environment. More information about the RC environment is available online: https://www.ripe.net/data-tools/db/release-notes/rc-release-candidate-enviro... We look forward to any questions or comments you might have. Regards, Denis Walker Business Analyst RIPE NCC Database Team