Announcement: RIPE Whois Database version 3.0 beta is out

RIPE NCC Staff writes:
 > 
 > 
 > Dear Heiko Blume,
 > 
 > There are two problems.  
 > 
 > The first is that the RIPE RPSL server does not respond to the RADB
 > protocol.  You can use the "-protocol bird" option to get one that most
 > closely corresponds to our protocol.
 > 
 > The second is that the RIPS RPSL protcol doesn't exactly match the BIRD
 > protocol either.  ;)  The main issue is that RIPE uses the '%' character
 > to denote comments.  We have a patch to the RtConfig application that
 > works around this problem.  You can either wait for 4.6.4 to be released
 > with this patch (hopefully), or I can send you a diff.

hello,

thanks for the explanation! if you could send me the diff,
that would be very nice!


 > FYI, there is no reference to AS33333 in the AS5427 object in the RIPE
 > database.

yes, i use a locally modified AS5427 object with the -f option
for testing purposes.


with kind regards, heiko




 > If you have any more questions, please don't hesitate
 > to contact <ripe-dbm at ripe.net>.
 > 
 > Regards,
 > 
 > Shane Kerr
 > ____________________________
 > RIPE Database Administration.
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > Original message:
 > ----------------
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > hello, please forgive any possible ignorance on my side...
 > 
 > 
 > i try to use RtConfig 4.6.0 to generate a pretty simple config for testing:
 > 
 >    @RtConfig import AS5427 1.1.1.1 AS33333 1.1.1.1
 > 
 > where AS5427 contains
 > 
 >    import:        from AS33333
 >                   action pref=200;
 >                   accept <^AS1273+ .* AS-ECRC$>
 > 
 > 
 > which should request only AS-ECRC and, recursively, AS-ECRCCUSTDE from the DB.
 > 
 > this works just fine with whois.radb.net, but not with rpsl.ripe.net, although both objects are identical in both databases. since both
 > are translated from whois.ripe.net i'm a little suprised!
 > am i too stupid?
 > 
 > regards, heiko
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > [69] hostmaster at central.contrib.com ~/RAToolSet-4.6.0 > RtConfig -h rpsl.ripe.net -f cache2 -T all < bla
 > [blah]
 > !
 > RtConfig: cisco_map_name 'AS%d-IN'
 > RtConfig: cisco_aspath_access_list_no '100'
 > Whois: Open rpsl.ripe.net:43 source= protocol=rawhoisd
 > Whois: SetSources -*
 > Whois: WriteQuery !s-*
 > Whois: Response % This is the RIPE Whois server v3.0 beta.
 > 
 > Warning: no byte count error for query !s-*.
 > 
 > 
 > [no output at all!]
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > [69] hostmaster at central.contrib.com ~/RAToolSet-4.6.0 > RtConfig -h rpsl.ripe.net -f cache2 -T all < bla
 > ! execute
 > !       RtConfig -h whois.ripe.net < bla
 > ! and see the below @RtConfig line replaced by filters
 > !
 > !
 > ! other usual cisco command should be put around here
 > !
 > !
 > !@RtConfig networks AS5427
 > !
 > RtConfig: cisco_map_name 'AS%d-IN'
 > RtConfig: cisco_aspath_access_list_no '100'
 > Whois: Open whois.radb.net:43 source= protocol=rawhoisd
 > Whois: SetSources -*
 > Whois: WriteQuery !s-*
 > Whois: Response C
 > 
 > Whois: WriteQuery !s-lc
 > Whois: Response A187
 > 
 > Whois: Response
 > radb,ans,ripe,bell,mci,apnic,verio,i2,bconnex,fgc,arcstar,altdb,sinet,soundinternet,look,dodnic,panix,epoch,rgnet,area151,deru,risq,semaphore,iij,gts,csas,koren,telstra,daknet,nestegg,gw
 > 
 > Whois: Response C
 > 
 > Whois: WriteQuery !iAS-ECRC,1
 > Whois: Response A3485
 > 
 > Whois: Response
 > AS10348 AS10450 AS10627 AS11082 AS11127 [etcetcetcetc]
 > 
 > Whois: Response C
 > 
 > !
 > no ip as-path access-list  100
 > ip as-path access-list 100 permit ^(_1273)+((_[0-9]+))*_(1248|1273|1755|1830|1902|1967|2109|2548|2592|2647|3092|3107|3233|3240|3252|3255|3261|3272|3292|3326|3334|3344|4513|4663|5380|5394|5398|5401|5412|5426|5432|5464|5498|5517|5521|5549|5556|5579)$
 > [etcetcetcetc]
 > [etcetcetcetc]
 > [just perfect]

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