[ Apologies for multiple messages ] Dear Colleagues, The RIPE NCC Database Group announces an RPSLng prototype Whois server on host rpslng.ripe.net, port 53001. RPSLng is an effort to extend RPSL language, enabling the language to document routing policies for the IPv6 and multicast address families currently used in the Internet. The prototype RPSLng Whois server implements the draft draft-damas-rpslng-00.txt (ftp://ftp.ripe.net/internet-drafts/draft-damas-rpslng-00.txt). In the near future we will be implementing the new RPSLng draft (http://www.radb.net/rpslng.html). The prototype database contains a snapshot of the RIPE Whois Database. It can be updated by sending mails to <rpslng-auto@ripe.net>. Please note that this database is for test purposes only. Updates performed on it will _not_ be reflected in the RIPE Whois Database. More details can be found at: http://www.ripe.net/db/rpslng Please contact ripe-dbm@ripe.net for any comments. Best regards, Engin Gunduz RIPE NCC Database Group