Dear colleagues, we are happy to announce a new RIPE document together with a new maintenance release of the RIPE Database code. New RIPE Document RIPE 189 - RIPE NCC Database documentation update to support RIPE DB ver. 2.2.1 A new RIPE document to supplement RIPE 157 as reference material on the use of the RIPE Database. Describes new or modified functionality since RIPE 157 was issued. Covers DB releases up to the 2.2.1 release (see below). New RIPE Database release Version 2.2.1 is mostly a maintenance release. There are very little user visible changes from version 2.2. For more details please read the release notes available at ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/dbase/software/RELEASE-NOTES-2.2.1 This version will go into production at whois.ripe.net next Monday. It is available for download now from ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/dbase/software/ripe-dbase-2.2.1.tar.gz Best regards, Joao Damas & all the Database Group RIPE NCC