[Apologies for duplicate emails] Dear Colleagues, The RIPE NCC announced to the mailing lists on 29 March that Forward DOMAIN object data will be deleted this week: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/maillists/archives/db-wg/2011/msg00074.html All Forward DOMAIN object data has now been deleted from the RIPE Database, except for the four top-level domain (TLD) operators who are still actively using the RIPE Database. It is not possible for any user to re-create a top-level Forward DOMAIN object in the RIPE Database. Without the TLD object, no second-level DOMAIN object creations can be authorised. When the last four TLD operators have moved their data to their own systems, we will modify the update software so it will not recognise any Forward DOMAIN objects. Regards, Denis Walker RIPE NCC Database Group