[db-wg] Important change to RIPE NCC services

[RIPE Database Manager unread@localhost]

[Apologies for duplicate e-mails]

Dear Colleagues,

On Wednesday, 27 February 2008, between 17:00 and 19:00 (UTC), RIPE NCC
staff will replace the web server www.ripe.net. This change means there are
some possible issues that you need to be aware of.

The IP address of www.ripe.net will change on Wednesday, 27 February. If you
have any software that connects to this website, you should ensure that the
IP address is not hard coded.

The change will also result in a new URL for the syncupdates service. Most
of the client software that uses syncupdates should be able to handle HTTP
redirects, return code 301. If your software does this, then it will
continue to work, though it is still advisable that you configure your
software to use the new URL.

If your software cannot handle HTTP redirects, you will need to update the
URL in your software before Wednesday, February 27, to continue using this
service. We would also advise that you fully implement HTTP handling in your
software to avoid any future problems.

The current syncupdates URLs are:
http://www.ripe.net/syncupdates
http://www.ripe.net/syncupdates-test

These will change to:
http://syncupdates.db.ripe.net
http://syncupdates-test.db.ripe.net

There will be a period between Wednesday, 13 February, and Wednesday, 27
February, when both the new and old syncupdates URLs will be available.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. If you have any questions
or concerns about this, please send an e-mail to ripe-dbm@localhost.

Regards,
Agoston Horvath
Software Engineer, RIPE NCC