[db-wg] Webupdates Release

Dear Colleagues,

Web based graphical user interface for updating the RIPE database, is
released, and accessible from the following urls:

For updating RIPE database:
http://www.ripe.net/webupdates or
https://www.ripe.net/webupdates 

For updating RIPE TEST database:
http://www.ripe.net/webupdates-test or
https://www.ripe.net/webupdates-test 

Webupdates provides a web based graphical user interface, with the
functionality for:

* Adding/deleting/editing objects,
* Adding/deleting/changing the order of attributes in an object,
* Providing password based authentication for updating.

Since the latest prototype, the following improvements have been introduced:
* A help page for using the interface has been added.
* source: fields of new objects are now prefilled.  
* It is now possible to add new fields more easily via the '+' icon.
* It is now possible to manipulate multi-line fields.
* There are now links for querying the database and the copyright
  information.

Your feedback is important to us. Please send any comments, suggestions,
questions and criticisms to dbtools at ripe.net .

We also provide help via e-mail through working hours. You can communicate
your problems and questions about the service to ripe-dbm at ripe.net .

Regards,

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Can Bican
Database Software Engineer
RIPE NCC