RIPE Whois Server version 3.1.0

Dear Colleagues,

[Apologies for multiple messages].

The RIPE NCC is pleased to announce the release of Version 3.1.0 of
the RIPE Whois server.  This software is compliant with both RPSL
(RFC-2622) and RPS-Security (RFC-2725).

This release adds several user-visible improvements:

- New status type for inetnum objects: LIR-PARTITIONED.
- New object type, irt, and associated new attributes: "irt:",
  "mnt-irt:", "irt-nfy:", "signature:", and "encryption:".

The RPSL parsing has been totally rewritten.  The new mechanism makes
adding new classes and attributes much easier.  

Additionally, many, many bugs have been fixed.

Detailed release notes can be found at the following URL:

ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/dbase/software/RELEASE-NOTES-3.1.0

You can download this release by anonymous FTP from the following URL:

ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/dbase/software/ripe-dbase-3.1.0.tar.gz

If you do not intend to use the cross-reference files or prefer to
build them yourself via "make docs", you can download the source
without these files by anonymous FTP from the following URL:

ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/dbase/software/ripe-dbase-3.1.0-nocxref.tar.gz

A diff for the 3.1.0 "nocxref" version is also available, if you
already have 3.0.2 and would prefer to patch that version instead, at
the following URL:

ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/dbase/software/patch-ripe-dbase-3.0.2-nocxref-3.1.0.gz

If you have any more questions, please don't hesitate to contact
<ripe-dbm at ripe.net>.

-- 
Shane Kerr
RIPE NCC