[db-wg] Implementation of POEM object -- Online

You asked for it and here it is,                                                                                                                  
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If a limerick won't do,                                                                                                                           
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We hope the secret working group will forgive.       

Bit later then we announced but, new objects POEM and POETIC-FORM are in your 
service.

Hope you enjoy it.

Regards.
Arife

> Dear Colleagues,
> 
> [Apologies for duplicates]
> 
> Following discussions in the Database Working Group, we have made changes 
> to the whois server software.
> 
> These are the proposed changes:
> 
> - Add a new object POETIC-FORM that will contain the supported poem types.
> - Add a new object POEM that will hold the poem itself.
> - Add a new attribute "form:" that shows the type of poem.
> 
> There is more information about this below.
> 
> You can find more details about the discussion at:
> 
> http://www.ripe.net/ripe/maillists/archives/db-wg/2004/msg00246.html
> 
> We expect to put a new whois server on line with new object support on 3 
> May 2005 at 16:00 CET.
> 
> - Add a new POETIC-FORM object:
> 
> The POETIC-FORM object contains information about the poem type.
> 
> This is an example of a LIMERICK object:
> 
> poetic-form: FORM-LIMERICK
> descr: Poem type for Limerick
> admin-c: AMR68-RIPE
> mnt-by: RIPE-DBM-MNT
> changed: ripe-dbm at ripe.net 20050429
> source: RIPE
> 
> These objects will be maintained by RIPE DBM. You can send new POETIC-FORM 
> objects to <auto-dbm at ripe.net>.
> 
> - Add a new POEM object:
> 
> A POEM object is similar to the LIMERICK object. Unlike the LIMERICK object, 
> it will have a "form:" attribute that contains information about the poem 
> type.
> 
> This is an example of a simple POEM object:
> 
> poem: POEM-NT13-1
> descr: RIPE24 dinner
> text: At a RIPE Meeting, held in Berlin,
> text: The meal was unusual, the din
> text: Of the two serenades
> text: Whose repertoire made us
> text: All smile and want to join in
> form: FORM-LIMERICK
> admin-c: LIM1-RIPE
> author: NT13
> mnt-by: LIM-MNT
> changed: limerick-wg at ripe.net 19960529
> source: RIPE
> 
> Add a new "form:' attribute:
> 
> The "form:" attribute indicates the type of poem.
> 
> - Changes to the default whois query interface:
> 
> There will be no changes to the whois query interface.
> 
> 
> - Data transition
> 
> All existing LIMERICK objects will will be converted to POEM objects.
> LIMERICK objects will appear in the database for a while, but we will 
> eventually delete them.
> 
> Here is an example of a LIMERICK object:
> 
> limerick: LIM-NT13-3
> text: The document RIPE-104
> text: Goes on longer than ever before
> text: If you want an address
> text: And your network's a mess
> text: Then Daniel will get very sore
> admin-c: LIM1-RIPE
> author: NT13
> remarks: Great limerick, but the draft document RIPE-104++
> remarks: is now called RIPE-136...
> mnt-by: LIM-MNT
> changed: limerick-wg at ripe.net 19960529
> source: RIPE
> 
> Here is how it will appear with new object types:
> 
> poem: POEM-NT13-3
> text: The document RIPE-104
> text: Goes on longer than ever before
> text: If you want an address
> text: And your network's a mess
> text: Then Daniel will get very sore
> form: FORM-LIMERICK
> admin-c: LIM1-RIPE
> author: NT13
> remarks: Great limerick, but the draft document RIPE-104++
> remarks: is now called RIPE-136...
> mnt-by: LIM-MNT
> changed: limerick-wg at ripe.net 19960529
> source: RIPE
> 
> - Object templates
> 
> Here is the template for the POEM object:
> 
> poem:           [mandatory]     [single]        [primary/look-up key]
> descr:          [optional]      [multiple] 
> form:           [mandatory]     [single]        [inverse key]
> text:           [mandatory]     [multiple]      [ ]
> admin-c:        [mandatory]     [multiple]      [inverse key]
> author:         [mandatory]     [multiple]      [inverse key]
> remarks:        [optional]      [multiple]      [ ]
> notify:         [optional]      [multiple]      [inverse key]
> mnt-by:         [mandatory]     [multiple]      [inverse key]
> changed:        [mandatory]     [multiple]      [ ]
> source:         [mandatory]     [single]        [ ]
> 
> POETIC-FORM object template is:
> 
> poetic-form:    [mandatory]     [single]        [primary/look-up key]
> descr:          [optional]      [multiple]      [ ]
> admin-c:        [mandatory]     [multiple]      [inverse key]
> remarks:        [optional]      [multiple]      [ ]
> notify:         [optional]      [multiple]      [inverse key]
> mnt-by:         [mandatory]     [multiple]      [inverse key]
> changed:        [mandatory]     [multiple]      [ ]
> source:         [mandatory]     [single]        [ ]
> 
> Regards,
> Arife Vural
> RIPE NCC, SED