RIPE NCC to shut down rpslii.ripe.net on November 6

Dear All,

[This does *not* affect the RIPE whois database at whois.ripe.net]

As you know, the RIPE NCC has provided a test RPSL database
for a few years. This database software (available for queries at 
rpslii.ripe.net) was written in perl and was set up so that the
community can experiment with RPSL. It was around since the time 
of RPSL drafts.

As the reimplementation project is approaching the end, we have
set up two instances of the new software at reimp.ripe.net.
One of them is a mirror and the other a test database.

The purpose of the new test database is exactly the same as of the old
perl version. Therefore we decided to shut down the old RPSL perl server
at rpslii.ripe.net. This will happen on November 6, 2000.
The data accumulated in that database will be lost.

You can use the new RIP Test Database already. Updates to this database
should be sent to <auto-rip at ripe.net> and you can query this database 
at reimp.ripe.net port 4343.

We would be very pleased if you could test the new implementation
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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If you have any questions, please don't hesitate
to contact <ripe-dbm at ripe.net>.

Regards,

Marek Bukowy
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RIPE Database Administration.