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RIPE 48 Meeting Report
by Nick Hyrka 27 May '04

27 May '04

[Apologies for any duplicate mailings.] RIPE 48 Meeting Report Dear Colleagues, The RIPE 48 Meeting was held from 3 - 7 May 2004 at the Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. There were a total of 267 attendees comprised of the RIPE NCC membership, the RIPE community and government representatives. Attendees also included representatives from APNIC, ARIN, AfriNIC, LACNIC and ICANN. HIGHLIGHTS Highlights of RIPE 48 included an update on the Number Resource Organization from Axel Pawlik, Managing Director, RIPE NCC; an open discussion on the proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Number Resource Organization and ICANN; the community consensus to create an ENUM Working Group. J. Scott Marcus, Transatlantic Fellow, The German Marshall Fund of the United States, gave a presentation on the deployment challenges involved with evolving the core of the Internet. This presentation can be viewed at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-48/presentations/ripe48-plenary-marc… The European Operators Forum (EOF) featured presentations on lawful interception of IP traffic, managing a DoS attack, stable BGP routing, strategies for IP traffic engineering, analysing the Internet Routing Registries, IP Address Space and AS Number hijacking and applications of Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD). EOF presentations can be viewed at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-48/presentations/index.html#eof The RIPE NCC, FLAG Telecom, Amsterdam Internet Exchange and Interoute are thanked for the support they provided to the meeting. Global Voice Networks are thanked for the provision of the meeting Internet connectivity. SUMMARY ADDRESS POLICY WORKING GROUP - It was agreed that the issue of worldwide "shopping" for address space needs to be carefully considered before adopting different IPv4 additional allocation procedures (i.e. HD Ratio) in each region. - There were calls for the clarification and review of the initial allocation criteria for IPv6 allocations. The RIPE NCC will propose a rewrite of the IPv6 policy after the issue has been discussed in more detail on the mailing list. Address Policy Working Group presentations can be viewed at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-48/presentations/index.html#ap DATABASE WORKING GROUP - It was agreed that the 'country:' attribute should be either removed or be optional. - It was decided that the default behaviour of the RIPE Database will be changed to return the Incident Response Team (IRT) object if available, in order to make it easier for users to find relevant security contact information. Database Working Group presentations can be viewed at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-48/presentations/index.html#db TEST TRAFFIC MEASUREMENT (TTM) WORKING GROUP - Three presentations were given by Test Box users that offered useful tutorial information for all Test Box owners. - The Working Group Chair encouraged the RIPE NCC to investigate moving measurements into the O/S kernel and/or to hardware. - It was noted that the RIPE NCC has lowered the annual TTM service fee to 1000 euro/year for the first box, 500 euro/year for the second to ninth boxes and that a large company has offered to sponsor hardware for non-profit, research institutes. Test Traffic Working Group presentations can be viewed at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-48/presentations/index.html#tt ANTI-SPAM WORKING GROUP - The community was asked to look at the Anti-Spam Working Group charter and to suggest how it should be changed. - Fearghas McKay reported on the sender-pays stream and specifically on the 'camram' proposal which uses a well-documented system for generating cryptographic signatures ('hashcash'). - There was a proposal to establish a top level domain 'mail.' to be used as a type of DNS white-listing service. IPv6 WORKING GROUP - It was agreed that the Working Group Chair will seek consensus from the Working Group on whether the Minimum Technical IPv6 Peering Requirements (MIPP) document should become a RIPE document. - The community was asked to provide feedback on larger than default IPv6 allocations. - Pim van Pelt asked for members of the community who would like to run public 6to4 relays. IPv6 Working Group presentations can be viewed at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-48/presentations/index.html#ipv6 EIX WORKING GROUP - Kurtis Lindqvist presented his view from the IXP Customer View workshop. - Bijal Sanghani gave a presentation on the expectation an ISP has for an IXP. - European IXPs gave an update about the latest developments, including a presentation on the shared experience of engineers when they migrated their customers from one switch to another. EIX Working Group presentations can be viewed at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-48/presentations/index.html#eix DNS WORKING GROUP - It was agreed that the RIPE NCC will review the zone checks done by the reverse delegation robot. - DNS MODA was proposed by Jim Reid as a not-for-profit body to work on DNS protocol issues. - It was noted that the expansion of IPv6 makes the streamlining of IPv6 direct and reverse DNS even more necessary. DNS Working Group presentations can be viewed at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-48/presentations/index.html#dns ROUTING WORKING GROUP - It was agreed that the RIPE NCC should publish an IRR Toolset maintenance schedule. - There was a presentation on some of the technical issues of high-speed global roaming (flying an 802.11b wireless hot-spot at around 900 km/hr at altitudes around 10km). - There was a presentation on BGPlay, a tool that visualises Internet routing activity. Routing Working Group presentations can be viewed at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-48/presentations/index.html#routing RIPE NCC SERVICES WORKING GROUP - The RIPE NCC was asked to make a more detailed presentation on PGP encryption. - It was agreed that the RIPE NCC should start implementing the key-signing proposal. RIPE NCC Services Working Group presentations can be viewed at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-48/presentations/index.html#ncc-serv… TECHNICAL SECURITY WORKING GROUP - There was a presentation on security aware resolvers and discussion on the requirements for them. - There was discussion on 'server-side' protocol bits and the feeling that they are solid and ready for deployment; it was noted that validator/application communication and key-management issues need work. Technical Security Working Group presentations can be viewed at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-48/presentations/index.html#techsec TUTORIALS The RIPE NCC Training Team presented the RIPE NCC IP Request Tutorial. It explained address space assignment and allocation procedures in the RIPE NCC region: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-48/tutorials/ip-request/index.html RIPE 48 WEBCASTING AND ARCHIVES During RIPE 48, the RIPE NCC held trials in collecting feedback from participants watching the webcast. The mediums used for this were IRC and Jabber. Archives of presentations, webcasts and IRC/Jabber feedback from RIPE 48 are available at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-48/sessions-archive.html HOSTMASTER CONSULTATION CENTRE (HCC) The RIPE NCC Hostmaster Consultation Centre was open at RIPE 48, allowing RIPE NCC Members to discuss issues relating to their business directly with RIPE NCC Hostmasters. RIPE 48 REFERENCE PAGE A complete list of RIPE 48 sessions, tutorials and presentations can be found at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-48/index.html "MEET & GREET" The RIPE NCC's "Meet & Greet" was available for first-time RIPE Meeting attendees at RIPE 48. "Meet & Greet" introduces newcomers to the meetings, to key attendees from the RIPE community and to social events throughout the week. More information can be obtained by contacting: <meet-greet(a)ripe.net>. RIPE 49 RIPE 49 will be held in Manchester, the United Kingdom, from 20 - 24 September 2004. Information on RIPE 49 will soon be made available at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-49/ NEW LOCAL INTERNET REGISTRIES (LIRs) Please note: New LIRs are entitled to two (2) free tickets to attend a RIPE Meeting. The tickets cover the meeting fee only and do not apply to the RIPE dinner, travel or hotel accommodation. More information on the new LIR tickets can be found at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/new-lir.html For more information, contact <meeting(a)ripe.net>.

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Reminder - RIPE NCC Regional Meeting, Moscow 16-18 June 2004
by Membership Liaison Officer 19 May '04

19 May '04

[Apologies for duplicate emails] Dear Colleague, We would like to remind you that the RIPE NCC Regional Meeting in Moscow will be held 16 - 18 June 2004 at the Hotel Metropol, Moscow, Russia. Attendance to the RIPE NCC Regional Meeting is open and free of charge. However, attendees are responsible to cover their own travel and accommodation costs. REGISTRATION To register, please see: http://www.ripe.net/cgi-bin/moscow-reg Please note that registration closes on 7 June 2004. AGENDA The Regional Meeting draft agenda has been updated and can be found at: http://www.ripe.net/ripencc/regional-meetings/moscow-2004/agenda.html MORE INFORMATION More information about the RIPE NCC Regional Meeting, Moscow is available from: http://www.ripe.net/ripencc/regional-meetings/moscow-2004/ Any further questions can be sent directly to: <contact(a)ripe.net>. Regards, Nathalie Dougall Membership Liaison Officer RIPE NCC http://www.ripe.net

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RE: RIPE 48 NCC-Services WG Agenda
by Sanghani, Bijal 05 May '04

05 May '04

Hi All, Apologies for the late update, the NRO update has now moved to the Opening Plenary. Please see proposed agenda below - Day 1: Tuesday, 4 May 2004, 14:00 - 15:30 Day 2: Thursday, 6 May 2004, 11:00 - 12:30 Room: Grand Ballroom Agenda: (Tuesday) A. Administrative Matters (5 min) - Welcome - Select a scribe - Distribute participants list - Finalise agenda - Approve minutes from RIPE 47: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/wg/ncc-services/r47-minutes.html B. Axel - RIPE NCC Update (10-15 min) / 2005 Activity Plan (10-15 min) C. RIPE NCC - LIR Portal Update (10-15 min) (Thursday) Distribute participants list E. Kurtis - WG input for the 2005 Activity Plan (10-15 min) F. Filiz Yilmaz - Authentication for Hostmaster Robot (10-15 min) G. Daniel Karrenberg - De-Bogonising New Address Blocks (10-15 min) Y. Open Microphone Z. AOB regards, Bijal ********************************************************************** This e-mail message is confidential and is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above and contains information which is or may be confidential, non-public or legally privileged. Any dissemination or distribution of this message other than to its intended recipient is strictly prohibited. You should not copy it or use it for any purpose nor disclose the contents to any other person. If you have received this message in error, please notify us by email to postmaster(a)flagtelecom.com immediately and delete the original message and all copies from all locations in your computer systems. This e-mail has been swept by Mailsweeper TM for viruses. However, FLAG Telecom cannot accept liability for any damage which you may sustain as a result of software viruses. ********************************************************************** This message has been scanned for viruses by MailControl - www.mailcontrol.com

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Request Forms: updated and available on LIR Portal
by leo vegoda 26 Apr '04

26 Apr '04

Dear Colleagues, The RIPE NCC is pleased to announce the release of version 1.1 of the IPv4, IPv6 and AS Number request forms. This update has been necessary in order to accommodate the new ORGANISATION object and "mnt-domains:" attribute. More detailed information about the new object and attribute has already been sent to this mailing list. Archived copies of the announcements can be found at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail-archives/dns-wg/2004/msg00006.html and http://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail-archives/ncc-services-wg/2004/ msg00104.html Following feedback from our members we have made other adjustments to the request forms. The main changes include the following: - The submission of network diagrams for IPv6 requests is now optional - The IPv4 First Allocation request form has been adapted to conform with the new minimum allocation policy. - The IPv4 Additional Allocation request form no longer has overall usage or allocation usage templates. - It is possible to use integers to describe the number of IP addresses used in subnets in IPv4 PA and PI assignment request forms During the transition period ending 19 July, 2004, both versions 1.0 and 1.1 of the request forms will be accepted and given the highest priority. After this date, version 1.0 request forms will be processed with a lower priority via the <lir-help(a)ripe.net> mailbox. Requests can be completed and submitted directly via the LIR Portal, which also provides real-time syntax checking and help. The LIR Portal can be found at: https://lirportal.ripe.net/ Text versions of the updated forms and their supporting notes (with examples of completed requests) are available for download from the RIPE Document Store found at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/internet-registries.html#request If you have any questions regarding the forms, please contact <lir-help(a)ripe.net>. Suggestions for improvements to the forms and the LIR Portal are welcome at <lirportal-feedback(a)ripe.net>. Kind regards, -- leo vegoda Registration Services Manager RIPE NCC

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New Policy and Procedures for Reverse DNS Requests
by Olaf Kolkman 26 Apr '04

26 Apr '04

Dear Colleagues, (Apologies for duplicate messages) The RIPE NCC has implemented a number of changes in the policy and procedures for requesting reverse delegation. This follows the effort to streamline reverse DNS operations [1] and make it easier for network administrators to manipulate related DOMAIN objects. You should be aware of the following changes: When users want to update their reverse DNS information, they send an e-mail to <auto-dbm(a)ripe.net> (formerly this mail was sent to <auto-inaddr(a)ripe.net>). The database update program will verify the DNS information and update the RIPE Database. The information will appear in the DNS after a short delay. The policy constraints have been reduced. Previously only space assigned to End Users could be reverse delegated in DNS. This caused administrative burden to LIRs, as every time space was assigned, reverse DNS had to be set up for that space. Now reverse DNS can be set up for an entire allocation. Documentation that details the new setup and authorisation can be found at: http://www.ripe.net/reverse/ More details on these developments is provided below. * The reverse DNS policy as proposed in [3] is published as ripe-xxx. The main change to the policy is the removal of the requirement for valid assignments. Reverse delegations can also be requested by non LIRs if an appropriate "mnt-domains:" attribute is in place in the corresponding INETNUM/INET6NUM object, when submitting requests to <auto-dbm(a)ripe.net>. * The <auto-inaddr(a)ripe.net> interface will be deprecated as of 1 July 2004. To allow for a graceful transition, the "mnt-domains:" based authorisation mechanism has not been implemented for the <auto-inaddr(a)ripe.net> interface. This will continue to use reg ID based authorisation. The "mnt-by:" attribute will become mandatory. However, the existence of the "mnt-by:" attribute in DOMAIN objects is not enforced when the object is submitted through the <auto-inaddr(a)ripe.net> interface. Please contact <inaddr(a)ripe.net> if you have further questions. Olaf Kolkman New Projects, RIPE NCC Can Bican Software Engineering Dept., RIPE NCC ---------------------------------------------------------------------- References: [1] Original RDNS Project Proposal http://www.ripe.net/reverse/proposal.html [2] "mnt-domains:" Attribute Proposal http://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail-archives/dns-wg/2004/msg00007.html [3] Policy for Reverse Address Delegation of IPv4 and IPv6 Address Space in the RIPE NCC Service Region http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/rev-del.html [4] Webupdates http://www.ripe.net/perl/webupdates.pl [5] http://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail-archives/dns-wg/2004/msg00008.html

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RE: RIPE 48 NCC-Services WG Agenda
by Sanghani, Bijal 23 Apr '04

23 Apr '04

Dear All, With the addition of the NRO update, I've updated the proposed agenda - (Tuesday) A. Administrative Matters -(5 mins) - Welcome - Select a scribe - Distribute participants list - Finalise agenda - Approve minutes from RIPE 47: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/wg/ncc-services/r47-minutes.html> B. Axel - RIPE NCC Update (10-15 mins)/2004 Activity Plan (10-15 mins) C. Number Resource Organization (NRO) Update (10-15 mins) D. RIPE NCC - LIR Portal Update and Members Feedback (10-15 mins) (Thursday) - Distribute participants list E. Axel - 2005 Activity Plan (10-15 mins) F. Kurtis - WG input for the 2005 Activity Plan (10-15 mins) G. Filiz Yilmaz - Authentication for Hostmaster Robot (10-15 mins) H. Daniel Karrenberg - De-Bogonising New Address Blocks (10-15 mins) Y. Open Microphone Z. AOB regards, Bijal -----Original Message----- From: Sanghani, Bijal [mailto:BSanghani@flagtelecom.com] Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 4:23 PM To: 'ncc-services-wg(a)ripe.net' Cc: 'webmaster(a)ripe.net'; 'meeting(a)ripe.net'; 'wg-chairs(a)ripe.net' Subject: RIPE48 NCC-Services WG Agenda Dear Colleagues, Below is the Proposed RIPE NCC Services WG Agenda - (Tuesday) A. Administrative Matters -(5 mins) - Welcome - Select a scribe - Distribute participants list - Finalise agenda - Approve minutes from RIPE 47: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/wg/ncc-services/r47-minutes.html> B. Axel - RIPE NCC Update (10-15 mins) C. Axel - 2004 Activity Plan (10-15 mins) D. RIPE NCC - LIR Portal Update and Members Feedback (10-15 mins) E. Filiz Yilmaz - Authentication for Hostmaster Robot (10-15 mins) (Thursday) - Distribute participants list F. Axel - 2005 Activity Plan (10-15 mins) G. Kurtis - WG input for the 2005 Activity Plan (10-15 mins) H. Daniel Karrenberg - De-Bogonising New Address Blocks (10-15 mins) Y. Open Microphone Z. AOB Best regards, Bijal Sanghani FLAG Telecom ********************************************************************** This e-mail message is confidential and is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above and contains information which is or may be confidential, non-public or legally privileged. Any dissemination or distribution of this message other than to its intended recipient is strictly prohibited. You should not copy it or use it for any purpose nor disclose the contents to any other person. If you have received this message in error, please notify us by email to postmaster(a)flagtelecom.com immediately and delete the original message and all copies from all locations in your computer systems. This e-mail has been swept by Mailsweeper TM for viruses. However, FLAG Telecom cannot accept liability for any damage which you may sustain as a result of software viruses. ********************************************************************** This message has been scanned for viruses by MailControl - www.mailcontrol.com

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ORGANISATION objects in the RIPE Whois Database
by DB-News 19 Apr '04

19 Apr '04

Dear Colleagues, (apologies for duplicate messages) The RIPE NCC is pleased to announce that as of 17, April 2004, a new type of object, the ORGANISATION object, is available in the RIPE Whois Database. You can find more information about the ORGANISATION object at: http://www.ripe.net/db/organisation.html As part of the transition process, the RIPE NCC has: - created ORGANISATION objects for LIRs (around 4000 ORGANISATION objects) - updated LIR allocation objects to include "org:" attributes pointing to these new ORGANISATION objects (around 6500 INETNUM/INET6NUM objects) LIRs can update parts of their ORGANISATION objects through the ORGANISATION Object Editor available through the LIR Portal: https://lirportal.ripe.net/lirportal/index.html Please contact <ripe-dbm(a)ripe.net> for any questions. Best Regards, -- Engin Gunduz RIPE NCC Software Engineering Department

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RIPE NCC Regional Meeting, Moscow, 16-18 June 2004
by Membership Liaison Officer 19 Apr '04

19 Apr '04

[Apologies for duplicate emails] Dear Colleagues, The RIPE NCC is pleased to announce the RIPE NCC Regional Meeting, Moscow, to be held 16 - 18 June 2004 at the Hotel Metropol, Moscow, Russia. Registration for the Regional Meeting opens 19 April 2004. Attendance to the RIPE NCC Regional Meeting is open and free of charge. However, attendees are responsible to cover their own travel and accommodation costs. To register, please see: http://www.ripe.net/cgi-bin/moscow-reg The RIPE NCC Regional Meeting will focus on Internet resource allocation and Internet management issues including: - How to participate in and influence IP address management policy-making; - The industry self-regulatory open structures and processes used by the RIPE NCC and the global Internet community; - Are we running out of IPv4 address space?; - An update on IPv6; - Local, Regional and Global Internet Working and Routing; - Domain Name management on the Internet; - Root Server Operations The Regional Meeting draft agenda can be found at: http://www.ripe.net/ripencc/regional-meetings/moscow-2004/agenda.html RIPE and the RIPE NCC will explain their roles in the administration of the Internet infrastructure as well as specific aspects in managing and operating the Internet infrastructure. The discussions will be directly related to the particular needs and concerns surrounding these issues in the region. The current draft meeting agenda reflects our intentions. However, it requires active participation from the local community to discuss specific issues of the region. The RIPE NCC has reserved several presentation opportunities for those with local knowledge of Internet management and operational issues affecting the region. If your organisation wishes to provide a presentation or suggest a relevant topic, please send your proposal by e-mail to: <contact(a)ripe.net> The RIPE NCC is one of four Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) that provide Internet resource allocation, registration services and co-ordination activities that support the operation of the Internet globally. The RIPE NCC is an independent, not-for-profit membership organisation that provides services to members in its service region currently covering Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia and African countries located north of the equator. Further information about the RIPE NCC and RIPE can be found at: http://www.ripe.net More information about the RIPE NCC Regional Meeting, Moscow is available from: http://www.ripe.net/ripencc/regional-meetings/moscow-2004/ Any further questions can be sent directly to: <contact(a)ripe.net>. Regards, Nathalie Dougall Membership Liaison Officer RIPE NCC

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RIPE48 NCC-Services WG Agenda
by Sanghani, Bijal 15 Apr '04

15 Apr '04

Dear Colleagues, Below is the Proposed RIPE NCC Services WG Agenda - (Tuesday) A. Administrative Matters -(5 mins) - Welcome - Select a scribe - Distribute participants list - Finalise agenda - Approve minutes from RIPE 47: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/wg/ncc-services/r47-minutes.html> B. Axel - RIPE NCC Update (10-15 mins) C. Axel - 2004 Activity Plan (10-15 mins) D. RIPE NCC - LIR Portal Update and Members Feedback (10-15 mins) E. Filiz Yilmaz - Authentication for Hostmaster Robot (10-15 mins) (Thursday) - Distribute participants list F. Axel - 2005 Activity Plan (10-15 mins) G. Kurtis - WG input for the 2005 Activity Plan (10-15 mins) H. Daniel Karrenberg - De-Bogonising New Address Blocks (10-15 mins) Y. Open Microphone Z. AOB Best regards, Bijal Sanghani FLAG Telecom ********************************************************************** This e-mail message is confidential and is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above and contains information which is or may be confidential, non-public or legally privileged. Any dissemination or distribution of this message other than to its intended recipient is strictly prohibited. You should not copy it or use it for any purpose nor disclose the contents to any other person. If you have received this message in error, please notify us by email to postmaster(a)flagtelecom.com immediately and delete the original message and all copies from all locations in your computer systems. This e-mail has been swept by Mailsweeper TM for viruses. However, FLAG Telecom cannot accept liability for any damage which you may sustain as a result of software viruses. ********************************************************************** This message has been scanned for viruses by MailControl - www.mailcontrol.com

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ANNOUNCEMENT Maintenance on Whois Server Regarding ORGANISATION Object
by DB-News 15 Apr '04

15 Apr '04

Dear Colleagues, [apologies for duplicate messages] On Saturday April 17, 2004, the RIPE NCC will perform maintenance work on the whois server. The aim of the maintenance is to upgrade the whois server to add support for a new object type, the organisation object. The maintenance is scheduled to start at 8:00 UTC (10:00 Amsterdam time) and expected to last around 10 hours. During the maintenance: - e-mail updates to <auto-dbm(a)ripe.net> will be queued to be processed after the maintenance - webupdates and syncupdates interfaces will NOT be available - whois query service will NOT be interrupted The maintenance work will consist of: - upgrading the whois software - creating ORGANISATION objects for LIRs - updating LIRs' allocation objects to have "org:" attributes pointing to these new ORGANISATION objects. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. Please contact <ripe-dbm(a)ripe.net> for any questions. Best regards, -- Engin Gunduz RIPE NCC Software Engineering Department

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