[ncc-services-wg] ASN32 test server

[Apologies for duplicate mails]

Dear colleagues,

As you may be aware, from 1 January 2007, it will be possible to 
request 32-bit ASNs (ASN32 objects). You can find the policy on 
these 4-byte ASNs at:

http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/ripe-389.html

Although the first of these will not appear in the RIPE Database until
the start of next year, we have set up an ASN32 TEST server.
This server has a copy of the RIPE Database as of 2006.11.07.
It is available for queries:

    asn32.ripe.net port 43043

And for updates:

    asn32-dbm at ripe.net

You may use this database to create your own test ASN32 object(s). 
You may also test against the existing "aut-num" object AS1.1

See 'whois -h asn32.ripe.net -p 43043 -rGB AS1.0 - AS1.65535' for more details.

Please note that updates made to the ASN32 TEST Database will not change 
any data in the RIPE Database. The notifications are disabled 
to avoid confusion, the acknowledgements will be sent as usual.
We hope it is clear that these are test messages. 
The following banner has been added to mails:

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# This is the ASN32 Test Server                              #
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# This update DID NOT affect any RIPE Database objects       #
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# To update the live RIPE Database, mail to auto-dbm at ripe.net#
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If you have any questions, contact ripe-dbm at ripe.net.

-- 
Katie Petrusha
RIPE NCC