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What is the RIPE Database ? insert:  
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RIPE (Reseaux IP Europeens) coordinates TCP/IP networking for the insert:  
research community in Europe. It operates under the auspices of RARE insert:  
(Reseaux Associees pour la Recherche Europeene). insert:  
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One of the activities of RIPE is to maintain a database of European IP insert:  
networks, DNS domains and their contact persons. This RIPE Document is database content insert:  
is public information. This supports NICs/NOCs all over Europe to insert:  
perform their respective tasks. insert:  
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A domain and its contact persons are represented by different database insert:  
objects. This means that for each domain there has to be a domain insert:  
object describing the domain and one or more person entries describing insert:  
the persons. insert:  
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Objects are described by attributes one per line separated by empty insert:  
lines. The information stored about domain UKA.DE consists insert:  
of five objects, one domain object and four person objects and looks insert:  
like this: insert:  
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domain: UKA.DE insert:  
descr: Universiaet Karlsruhe insert:  
descr: Informatik Rechnerabteilung IRA insert:  
descr: Am Fasanengarten 5 insert:  
descr: D-7500 Karlsruhe, FRG insert:  
admin-c: Werner Zorn insert:  
tech-c: Michael Rotert insert:  
tech-c: Klaus Becker insert:  
tech-c: Arnold Nipper insert:  
nserver: iraun1.IRA.UKA.DE iramu1.IRA.UKA.DE insert:  
nserver: unido.Informatik.Uni-Dortmund.DE insert:  
sub-dom: ira insert:  
dom-net: 129.13.0.0 192.54.104.0 insert:  
changed: [email protected] 910208 insert:  
source: RIPE insert:  
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person: Werner Zorn insert:  
address: Universitaet Karlsruhe insert:  
address: Informatikrechnerabteilung insert:  
address: Am Fasanengarten 5 insert:  
address: D-7500 Karlsruhe insert:  
phone: +49 721 608 3981 insert:  
fax-no: +49 721 699 284 insert:  
e-mail: [email protected] insert:  
changed: [email protected] 11-Apr-90 insert:  
source: RIPE insert:  
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person: Michael Rotert insert:  
address: Universitaet Karlsruhe insert:  
address: Informatikrechnerabteilung insert:  
address: Am Fasanengarten 5 insert:  
address: D-7500 Karlsruhe insert:  
phone: +49 721 608 4221 insert:  
fax-no: +49 721 699 284 insert:  
e-mail: [email protected] insert:  
nic-hdl: MR78 insert:  
changed: [email protected] 11-Apr-90 insert:  
source: RIPE insert:  
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person: Klaus Becker insert:  
address: Universitaet Karlsruhe insert:  
address: Informatikrechnerabteilung insert:  
address: Am Fasanengarten 5 insert:  
address: D-7500 Karlsruhe insert:  
phone: +49 721 608 3973 insert:  
fax-no: +49 721 699 284 insert:  
e-mail: [email protected] insert:  
changed: [email protected] 11-Apr-90 insert:  
source: RIPE insert:  
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person: Arnold Nipper insert:  
address: Universitaet Karlsruhe insert:  
address: Informatikrechnerabteilung insert:  
address: Am Fasanengarten 5 insert:  
address: D-7500 Karlsruhe insert:  
phone: +49 721 608 4331 insert:  
fax-no: +49 721 699 284 insert:  
e-mail: [email protected] insert:  
nic-hdl: AN45 insert:  
changed: [email protected] 11-Apr-90 insert:  
source: RIPE insert:  
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How to access the Database ? insert:  
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The database is public. It can be accessed via a whois server insert:  
on host whois.ripe.net (tcp port 43). The whole database is also insert:  
available via anonymous ftp from ftp.ripe.net as file ripe.db in ASCII insert:  
directory ripe/dbase. insert:  
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How to submit information to the Database ? insert:  
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Database updates should be sent via electronic mail to insert:  
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[email protected] insert:  
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Below you find a template for domain objects. Be sure to supply a person insert:  
object for each contact person mentioned in the network objects. insert:  
Of course you need not supply person objects if they are already insert:  
present in the database and PDF the information is still correct. insert:  
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Before submitting please delete all indented explanatory text from the insert:  
templates to save mail bandwidth. The text you submit should start in insert:  
column one. insert:  
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Thank you for your cooperation. insert:  
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RIPE Database Management insert:  
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domain: insert:  
IP domain name insert:  
Format: Full qulified domain name without trailing ".". insert:  
Example: insert:  
domain: UKA.DE insert:  
Mandatory insert:  
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descr: insert:  
Description of the domain. insert:  
Give organisation and place. insert:  
Postal address is not needed, this can be found via the contacts. insert:  
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Format: free text, one line per entry, multiple lines in sequence insert:  
Example: insert:  
descr: Universiaet Karlsruhe insert:  
descr: Informatik Rechnerabteilung IRA insert:  
Mandatory insert:  
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admin-c: insert:  
Name of administrative contact person. insert:  
This is someone who will be contacted about administrative insert:  
things such as domain registration etc. insert:  
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This must be the same string as in the corresponding insert:  
person entry. Such a person entry has to exist. insert:  
If the person name is ambiguous, use the nic handle. insert:  
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Format: <firstname> <initials> <lastname> insert:  
Example: insert:  
admin-c: John E. Doe insert:  
Mandatory, Multiple insert:  
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zone-c: insert:  
Name of the zone contact for the domain. insert:  
This is the person listed in the SOA record for the domain. insert:  
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See admin-c above insert:  
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tech-c: insert:  
Name of technical contact person. insert:  
This is someone to be contacted for technical problems insert:  
such as (mis)behavior of nameservers on the net etc. insert:  
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See admin-c above. insert:  
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nserver: insert:  
List of nameservers for of this domain. Primary first. insert:  
Format: Full qualified domainname without trailing "." OR insert:  
IP Adress(es) of the nameserver. insert:  
example: insert:  
nserver: iraun1.IRA.UKA.DE insert:  
Mandatory, Multiple insert:  
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sub-dom: insert:  
List of subdomains of the domain insert:  
Format: Relative domainname to the domain. insert:  
Example: insert:  
sub-dom: ira insert:  
Mandatory, Multiple insert:  
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dom-net: insert:  
List of IP networks in this domain. insert:  
Format: dotted quad including trailing 0s insert:  
Example: insert:  
dom-net: 129.13.0.0 192.54.104.0 insert:  
Optional, Multiple insert:  
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remark: insert:  
Remarks insert:  
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Format: text string insert:  
Example: insert:  
remark: MX record only insert:  
Optional insert:  
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changed: insert:  
Who and when changed this last. insert:  
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Format: <email-address> YYMMDD insert:  
Example: insert:  
changed: [email protected] 900401 insert:  
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source: RIPE insert:  
Source of the information. insert:  
This is used to separate information from different sources insert:  
kept by the same database software. insert:  
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Format: RIPE insert:  
Mandatory insert:  
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person: insert:  
Full name. insert:  
This must be the same as the corresponding contact attributes. insert:  
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Format: first names first, no commas etc. insert:  
Example: insert:  
person: John E. Doe insert:  
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address: insert:  
Postal address insert:  
Include everything necessary for paper mail to be delivered. insert:  
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Format: multiple lines of text insert:  
City and post code on a single line. insert:  
Country on the last line. insert:  
Example: insert:  
address: Terabit Labs Inc. insert:  
address: Industrial Estate North insert:  
address: North Perpendicular Road 12 insert:  
address: NN-1234 Northtown insert:  
address: Northern Nowhere insert:  
Mandatory insert:  
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phone: insert:  
Telephone insert:  
Multiple numbers in the desired order please (secretariats etc.). insert:  
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Format: International +<country-code> <city> <subscriber> insert:  
If no direct inward dialing is available, insert:  
please append "ext." and extension number. insert:  
Example: insert:  
phone: +31 20 12334676 insert:  
phone: +44 123 987654 ext. 4711 insert:  
Mandatory, Multiple insert:  
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fax-no: insert:  
Telefax insert:  
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see phone insert:  
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e-mail: insert:  
Electronic mail address. insert:  
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Format: Valid domain address please (if possible no !, %, ::) insert:  
Example: insert:  
e-mail: [email protected] insert:  
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nic-hd: insert:  
NIC handle. An identifier used by SRI-NIC to unambiguously refer insert:  
to Internet people. insert:  
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Format: NIC format insert:  
Example: insert:  
nic-hd: JD0401 insert:  
Optional but strongly suggested for those who have a NIC handle. insert:  
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remark: insert:  
Remarks insert:  
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Format: text string insert:  
Example: insert:  
remark: RIPE coordinator Northern Nowhere insert:  
Optional insert:  
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changed: insert:  
Who and when changed this last. insert:  
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Format: <email-address> YYMMDD insert:  
Example: insert:  
changed: [email protected] 900401 insert:  
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source: RIPE insert:  
Source of the information. insert:  
This is used to separate information from different sources insert:  
kept by the same database software. insert:  
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Format: RIPE insert:  
Mandatory