RIPE Handle document

    Please find below the draft document to implement RIPE handles
    in the RIPE database. Please read it carefully, since it will
    impact registration of people. 
    
    Current timescales:
      from draft to official document: Dec 13th (1 week from now)
      implementation:                  Dec 20th (2 weeks from now)
The latter is fine IFF it doesn't imply that from Dec 20
on the RIPE handle field is mandatory. Otherwise it's the
worst time for introducing such a change and you should
really postpone it to early January.


	Piet