[db-wg] RIPE Whois Server version 3.3.0

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the release of version 3.3.0 of the RIPE Whois 
server.

Major changes to the software include the following:

o People upgrading from 3.2.0 need to read the file UPDATE-DB-3.3.0.

o The source tree has heavily been modified; build system now makes full
  use of autoconf/automake.

o We have added new options to the configure script. You can choose RPSL
  variants during configure by using --with-rpslvariant. You can turn RDNS
  off or on by using the --with-rdns option.

o The LIMERICK object type has been upgraded to more the general POEM and
  POETIC-FORM object types. You can find a complete description of this
  change at:

  http://www.ripe.net/ripe/maillists/archives/db-wg/2005/msg00073.html

o We have added a Reverse DNS registry checking mechanism. Since this is a
  specialised requirement for the software, it is initially turned off by
  default.

o We have included a Perl RPSL library in the distribution.

o We have implemented abuse mailbox changes, by adding a few new query
  options and changes to the default output. You can see a full list of
  changes at:

  http://www.ripe.net/ripe/maillists/archives/db-wg/2005/msg00057.html

o We have changed the name of the server binary: whois_rip is now
  whois-server.

o We have included the ORGANISATION object type.

o We have included RPSL-NG facilities in the main branch of the software.
  This conforms to the RFC at:

  ftp://ftp.ripe.net/rfc/rfc4012.txt

o IRT and MNTNER object creation is now automatic.

o dbupdate is now x-509 aware, along with the related KEY-CERT objects.

  You can find more information on the implementation at:

  http://www.ripe.net/ripe/maillists/archives/db-wg/2003/msg00144.html

You can download this release by anonymous FTP from the following URL:

ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/dbase/software/whoisserver-3.3.0.tar.gz

You can also check out the release from CVS, which includes test cases, 
using the following CVS commands:

cvs -d :pserver:anonymous at cvs.ripe.net:/cvsroot login
cvs -d :pserver:anonymous at cvs.ripe.net:/cvsroot co -r \
  release_3_3_0 whoisserver

If you have any questions, please contact <ripe-dbm at ripe.net>.

Best regards,

-- 
Can Bican
RIPE NCC
Software Engineering Department