FAQ table of contents

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           FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE RIPE DATABASE
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The answer to these questions can be found at the RIPE website:

http://www.ripe.net/ripencc/faq/database
 


GENERAL QUESTIONS

       What is the RIPE Database? 

       Where can I get more information about the RIPE Database?

       What is acceptable use of the RIPE Database? 

       Can I register a domain in the RIPE Database? 

       Someone has created a person object with my name, address,
       telephone number, etc. in the RIPE Database. Why did they
       do this? 

       My information in the database is not correct, can you please
       update my object(s)? 

       I received a message with the subject "Notification of RIPE
       Database changes", but I didn't do anything and don't
       understand the message. What is it? 

       Why does my phone number appear in the RIPE Database??? 

       Can I download the RIPE Database software? 

       Can I download the RIPE Database? 

       Can I gather e-mail addresses or personal information from
       the RIPE Database to send spam, or other types of
       commercial messages? 

HOW TO FIND OBJECTS IN THE RIPE DATABASE

       I cannot find any information about a network in the RIPE
       Database. Can I look somewhere else? 

       Can I gather e-mail addresses or personal information from
       the RIPE Database to send spam, or other types of
       commercial messages? 

       When one uses the RIPE NCC whois client, is it necessary to
       specify"-h whois.ripe.net" or is that pre-set by default?

HOW TO PUT OBJECTS IN THE RIPE DATABASE
(CREATING, UPDATING AND DELETING OBJECTS)

       How do I register a person/role object in the RIPE Database? 

       How do I update an object in the RIPE Database?

       What are the authorisation rules for route object creation?

       My update failed. Please explain why it failed. 

       Is the  "changed" line updated automatically? 

       Can I use a nic-handle from another Regional Internet
       Registry in the RIPE Database? 

       How do I delete an object from the RIPE Database ?

PROTECTING YOUR OBJECTS IN THE RIPE DB

       I have objects in the RIPE Database. How can I protect them? 

       How do I get a maintainer (mntner) object in the RIPE
       Database? 

       We lost the  password of our maintainer.  Can you please
       change it to xxxx? 

       My maintainer password does not work.  Why not? 

       How can I encrypt a password? 

       What encryption algorithm should be used for the crypted
       password in the "auth" attribute of a mnter object? 

       How do I use PGP keys in the RIPE DB? 

       What version of PGP can I use in the RIPE DB key-cert object? 

       What is the size of a PGP key that can be used in the key-cert
       object in the RIPE DB?

       How do I use PGP authentication in the RIPE DB?

       I have only one person object in the RIPE Database.  Can I
       get a mntner object to protect it and only it? 

       Why is the crypted-password published in the RIPE DB?
       Why not keep it secret?

ADVANCED USE OF THE RIPE DATABASE

       How do I register reverse-delegations in the RIPE Database? 

       I want to have an IP->country conversion table; from where
       can I get it? 

       I want to peer with an AS. How do I do this? 

SPAM, ABUSE AND THE RIPE DATABASE

       What is the RIPE NCC Copyright statement? 

       I have evidence that someone is using a computer with the IP
       address x.x.x.x  to send Unsollicited Commercial E-mail
       (UCE, so-called "spam") or is otherwise acting in an
       iresponsible manner. Can you stop him? (or how can I stop
       him?) 

       Can I gather e-mail addresses or personal information from
       the RIPE Database to send spam, or other types of
       commercial messages? 

THE NEW RIPE DATABASE 3.0

       Is everyone affected by the migration to the new server? 

       Why did the RIPE NCC migrate to the new server?

       What object types have changed in the new database server?

       How are queries affected?

       What options can be used with whois in the new software?

       Must I upgrade my whois client? 

       How can I query the RIPE Database now?

       How can I update the RIPE Database now? 

       What is the transition plan? 

       Where can I find further info about the transition from
       RIPE-181 to RPSL? 

       How are updates affected by the new server? 

       How can I get experience using the new RIPE Database
       software? 

       Who is co-ordinating the migration? 

       What are the new types of object in Version 3 of the RIPE
       Database software (in RPSL)? 

       What are the new attributes in RPSL? 

       Where can I get more information about RPSL?

       Where can I get more information about the
       Re-Implementation Project?