[db-wg] Changes for abuse

Dear Colleagues,

The RIPE NCC has implemented the proposed changes to the Whois server
software.  We will put the new software into production on Wednesday,
2005-04-27.

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    These changes alter the default output of the Whois server.

    If you need the old output, you can get it by using the "-B"
    and "-G" flags, like this:

       whois -B -G 193.0.1.17

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The current implementation is different from the original proposal in
this way:

- INETNUM and INET6NUM object types will *not* have the
  "abuse-mailbox:" attribute added.

The reason for not adding the "abuse-mailbox:" attribute to the
INETNUM and INET6NUM object types is that there was no consensus to
add these. Some people supported it and some people did not.

It is easier to add attributes than to delete them. Anyone in favour
of adding this attribute can attempt to create consensus within the
Database Working Group.

We have also implemented the proposal to change the order of objects
in query results.

A revised proposal is attached. As well as the above change:

- It explicitly states that "trouble:" will be deprecated.

- Some templates and examples were not correct, and have been fixed.

--
Shane Kerr
Software Manager
RIPE NCC

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