[Apologies for duplicate e-mails.] Dear Colleagues, On Tuesday, 2 September 2008, the RIPE NCC will perform maintenance on the ns.ripe.net server between 10:00 and 12:00 (UTC). During this period, it may not be able to answer DNS queries. The aim of this maintenance is to introduce a second server to improve performance of the system. If ns.ripe.net provides secondary DNS name service for your zone, no changes on your side will be required. During the maintenance, other servers in your NS set will take over and no downtime will be visible to the Internet. We apologise for any inconvenience this maintenance may cause. If you have any questions or concerns about this, please email dns-help@ripe.net Regards, Sjoerd Oostdijck DNS Services The RIPE NCC