[db-wg] Operating the RIPE Whois Database Server Workshop

Dear Colleagues,

The RIPE NCC is inviting you to a workshop entitled "Operating the RIPE Whois 
Database Server" before the RIPE 50 meeting in Stockholm. The workshop is 
scheduled for Sunday, 1 May 2005.

We have a limited number of places available. If you are interested in 
attending, please use the form below to register (send it to 
training@localhost).

We will do the pre-selection based on your input, and we'll let you know if 
you have a place at the workshop by Monday, 4 April 2005.

If you are unable to attend this workshop, but would like to attend on a 
different date, please let us know.

Kind regards,

Training Services
RIPE NCC

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http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-50/db-op-workshop.html

The "Operating the RIPE whois Database Server" workshop is a full-day
hands-on event. It will include presentations, practical exercises,
examples, and finish with a 'Question and Answer' session.

Participants will install the RIPE Database software, configure it in
several modes, access each other's servers, and review several
troubleshooting scenarios.

Objectives

This workshop will cover the following aspects of the RIPE Whois
Database server software:
- possible uses;
- different modes of operations - query, update, NRTM;
- practical installation and set-up; and
- practical maintenance and troubleshooting.

This workshop will NOT cover:
- introduction to the RIPE Database usage (querying, updating objects,
  using various protection mechanisms);
- details of the RPSL;
- details of the MySQL; nor
- how to receive IP resources from the RIPE NCC.

Target audience

This workshop is open to all, and is not limited to RIPE NCC members.
There are 20 places available. There is no attendance fee.
Lunch and refreshments are included.

This workshop is aimed at engineers, system administrators and
network operators who are either already running a whois database server,
or are planning to do so in the future (for example: "mirror" operators;
those who run their own routing registry; other RIR staff; operators of
ccTLD databases, etc).

Required knowledge:
- experience in operating server software (preferably database server,
  or web, mail, etc);
- basic MySQL knowledge; and
- software development work experience.

Participants should bring a laptop, preferably running Linux (RedHat8,
Mandrake, Fedora or other flavor), FreeBSD or Solaris, with
administrator privileges, and basic networking configured.

Workshop authors / leaders:

Can Bican, Software Engineer
Shane Kerr, Software Manager
Vesna Manojlovic, Advanced Courses Trainer


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Registration form
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0. I wish to attend the 'Operating the RIPE whois Database Server'
Workshop at RIPE 50 []
1. Name:
2. Organisation/Affiliation:
3. E-mail address:
4. What are you expecting from this workshop:
5. Extra topics that you  would like to see covered:
6. Your experience regarding (database) server operation:

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