Dear Colleagues, (Apologies if you receive this message more than once). Earlier this evening, the main RIPE Database server crashed. Your updates are not being processed at this time, but they are being queued; there is no need to send them again. Queries are being processed by a backup server; thus, the response time may be longer than usual. We are aware of the inconvience that this causes you and we are working to restore the service as quickly as possible. We shall keep you informed. If you have any questions, please contact <ripe-dbm@ripe.net>. Regards, Ambrose Magee ------------- RIPE NCC