Problems RIPE Whois Service.

Wed May 17 18:30:58 CEST 2000

Dear Colleagues,

(Apologies if you receive this message more than once).

Earlier this evening, the main RIPE Database server crashed.  Your 
updates are not being processed at this time, but they are being 
queued; there is no need to send them again.  Queries are being 
processed by a backup server; thus, the response time may be longer 
than usual.

We are aware of the inconvience that this causes you and we are working 
to restore the service as quickly as possible.  We shall keep you 
informed.

If you have any questions, please contact <ripe-dbm at ripe.net>.

Regards,

Ambrose Magee
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RIPE NCC