Database development plans

> 
> Dear colleagues,
> 
> Please find below a list of the projects that we included in our
> development plan. We would appreciate if you could indicate importance
> and usefullness of specific projects so we can adjust their priorities.

> 2. Real-time (interactive) updates
> 
> Currently only e-mail updates are supported by the RIPE Database which
> complicates automation of the update process at the clients side. The
> facility that will allow connection oriented interactive, or real-time
> updates, will simplify development of the client tools and make
> synchronising of LIR's address management database an easier task.
> 
> Once implemented this project will present a facility for other tools, such
> as web-based update interface, or a standalone syntax checker.

Ral-Time updates would be number one on my personal wish-list!

BTW.: There is already a set of php-functions available to interact
      via. webinterface with ARIN. Perhaps those could be of use
      to you.
 
best regards,

  Arnd
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