RIPE whoisd re-implementation: RIP-0.4.0beta1 software snapshot

Dear All, 
this mail is to notify you of the further advancements in
the development of the new implementation of the RIPE Database
software.

Today, we have freezed the source code into a new snapshot.

There has been a certain amount of changes from the last snapshot.
Multiple repository support has been added, a test mode is now
available to update the database, MIME messages are now supported by
dbupdate, the configuration module has been integrated, and many bugs
have been fixed.

You can download this last snapshot at the following URL:

ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/dbase/reimp/RIP-0.4.0beta1.tar.gz


You can also test the functionality of this snapshot of the RIP
whois server in 2 ways:

	- By querying the host reimp.ripe.net at port 43;
	  you will find there a Near-Real-Time Mirror
	  of the RIPE Database.

	- By using the RIP Test Database. You can send test
	  updates to this database at the address <rip-test at ripe.net>, 
	  and you can query this database at reimp.ripe.net
	  port 4343. This database is running in test mode, so
	  you can create any type of objects there, even
	  maintainers.


We would be very pleased if you could test the new implementation
in both ways, and let us know your opinions.

Please send your comments and bug reports to the 
<db-beta at ripe.net> mailing list.

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Regards,

Filippo Portera
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RIPE Database Administration.