[db-wg] New RIPE Database server deployed

Dear Colleagues,

On 1 August 2007, we updated the RIPE Database so that IP queries
return IRT objects by default.

The following changes were deployed:

* The "-c" flag behaviour has become the default for all
  IP queries. This means that when querying an IP address
  or range, any query not containing the "-L", "-l", "-M",
  "-m" or "-x" flags will return the IRT object
  referenced by the closest less specific inet(6)num (if
  such a reference exists) by default.

* A new "-C" (uppercase) flag has been implemented to provide the old
  behaviour and ensure backwards compatibility.

The behaviour of the "-c" flag itself has not changed, and there
were no changes for those queries that include other IP flags ("-L",
"-l", "-M", "-m" or "-x").

You may need to adjust the software that you use to query the RIPE
Database.

The test server test-whois-default-irt.ripe.net has been decommissioned.
If you have any questions, please send an e-mail to <ripe-dbm at ripe.net>.

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Regards,
Katie Petrusha
Database department 
RIPE NCC