Dear All, A new document is available. This is for use when applying for Autonomous System (AS) numbers. It contains some supporting notes to help with the application. New/Revised RIPE Document Announcement -------------------------------------- A <revised><new> document below ...is available from the RIPE document store. Ref: ripe-091 Title: European Autonomous System Number Application Form Title: & Supporting Notes Author: Tony Bates, Anne Lord Date: 3 Sep 1993 Format: PS=41091 TXT=13759 Obsoletes: Obsoleted by: Updates: Updated by: Old: Short content description ------------------------- Ripe-091 is the first version of the "European Autonomous System Number Application Form". It contains a guidance section to help in applying for AS numbers. It is split into two parts; an administrative and a technical section. The technical section includes the RIPE-81 attributes used for registering an AS's routing policy. FTP Access ---------- All RIPE documents and Internet RFC`s are available via anonymous FTP from host ftp.ripe.net. Type "ftp ftp.ripe.net". Login with username "anonymous" supplying your email address as the password. After logging in, type "cd ripe/docs/ripe-docs" followed by the command "get <filename>". For example "get ripe-091.txt". Electronic Mail Retrieval of Documents -------------------------------------- Documents can also be retrieved from the RIPE document store using a mail server program. For more information on how to use the program, send email to: mail-server@ripe.net with "send HELP" in the body text. RIPE NCC Interactive Information Server --------------------------------------- Type "telnet host info.ripe.net". This is a menu driven service allows the document store to be browsed. After reading documents you are prompted as to whether you would like to receive an email copy of the document you have just read. If you would, you simply enter your email address and the document will be mailed to you. Below are details of alternative methods of access. Gopher Access ------------- The same documents are available via a "gopher" server at "gopher gopher.ripe.net". WAIS Access ----------- There is also a "WAIS" server at wais.ripe.net, where there is a WAIS index for RIPE documents "ripe-docs.src" WWW Access ---------- For those who wish to add this home page at the RIPE NCC to their own customized home pages, it can be accessed as: http://www.ripe.net MIME Mail Reader ---------------- Below is the data which will enable a MIME compliant Mail Reader implementation to automatically retrieve the ASCII version of the RIPE document. SEND ripe/docs/ripe-docs/ripe-091.txt