We have three objectives in publishing our quarterly planning:
We launched this initiative in Q4 2021, and we are open to improving what we publish here and how we do that. So let us know if there are ways we can better present our plans.
We will update this page as our activities progress and continue to share updates on RIPE Labs, on the RIPE Database Working Group (WG) mailing list and at RIPE Meetings and other events.
Last Updated: 19 March 2024
Description: The team is working on the implementation of the 'RIR Search' feature. We have implemented a new feature, 'Basic Search Features', and are working on the 'Relation Searches' feature, which will be included in a future Whois release.
Status: In progress
Description: We will make changes to comply with new requirements for bulk email senders. As part of the Whois 1.111 release, we will implement mail bounce detection (i.e. an outgoing message has permanently failed delivery) and also unsubscription (i.e. one-click unsubscribe from a mail client). You can find more information on the message we sent to the Database WG.
Status: In progress
We want the community to contribute to our plans and suggest additional work items. The Database Working Group (WG) employs a process called Numbered Work Items (NWIs) that allows anyone to suggest work the RIPE NCC should carry out to improve the RIPE Database. A lot of work takes place each quarter to investigate the feasibility of NWIs and plan for their implementation.
Description: DB-WG to define requirements for NWI-2.
Status: Under consideration
Description: The team completed the impact analysis of the 'ALLOCATED-ASSIGNED PA' status. We now have a decision from the co-chairs on NWI-4 to proceed with the new proposal. The team will implement this in a future Whois release.
Status: In progress
Description: Proposed Solution Definition to DB-WG, based on draft NRTM v4 proposal by Sasha Romijn. We worked on the server-side implementation and are now working on the client-side implementation. More information can be found on GitHub.
Status: In progress
You can find our plans from the previous quarters on this page. The Q2 2024 plan will be archived once we publish the Q3 2024 planning.