From this point, any AS Numbers or references must be in the ASPLAIN
[Apologies for duplicates] Dear Colleagues, The RIPE NCC has now successfully completed the implementation of ASPLAIN format in the RIPE Database. If you are the maintainer of any routing data in the RIPE Database that is associated with 32-bit Autonomous System (AS) Numbers, please check your data to be sure that it was correctly converted. format. The ASDOT format will no longer be accepted in RIPE NCC services such as the LIR Portal and the RIPE Database. Please note that the Routing Information Service (RIS) RIS has not been converted to ASPLAIN at this point. Some RIS tools may accept ASPLAIN input, however this is not yet officially supported. If you use AS Numbers internally, or with other tools that have not yet been updated, you may be interested in a conversion tool that has been provided by APNIC. This tool converts ASDOT format AS Numbers to ASPLAIN and back. It can be downloaded from: http://www.apnic.net/cgi-bin/convert-asn.pl If you have any concerns about this matter, please send an email to <asn32@ripe.net> Kind regards, Denis Walker Business Analyst Database Department RIPE NCC