Status and distribution of RIPE client (etc)

Hi,

We'd like to be able to point uses to the RIPE whois client, so that they
can use the "-L" and "-M" flags.

  1) What is the status of the release?  The copy we have from our
     distribution does not have an RCS ID, and it does have the
     disclaimer:

    # This is a very simple whois client, but it knows the new server arguments
    # No support yet, use if you wish

     Is there anything newer out or planned?  (Or are there plans to bless
     this version?)

  2) Where does the release live?  We got ours out of the RIPE code
     distribution, but we probably don't want to refer end-users to
     that.  I didn't see it in the PRIDE distribution.  Does this
     belong under a RIPE directory, or somewhere else.

     [As we develop more IRR tools, how can/should we package them.
     Currently RIPE and PRIDE are held separate;  RA/ISI and dbserver
     releases have ended up under different directory structures;
     and there are still assorted things like whois and aggis that
     aren't under any of these.  Is there a philosophy all ready
     in place that I don't know of?  Is it still important to keep
     a PRIDE identity separate from others?

     Suggestions for a tools repository layout?]

--Dale


============ From: K.A. Long

> From klong at nysernet.ORG Mon Mar 13 11:16:35 1995
> Date: Mon, 13 Mar 1995 11:15:24 -0500
> To: merit-ie at merit.edu
> Subject: twain.merit.edu to radb.ra.net
> 
> 
> Hi Merit folks,
> 
> I've noticed some differences between the radb and the prdb and
> I was wondering if the radb was going to have these functions
> added at a later time.
> 
> One function that I use quite a bit on twain is the 'aggis'
> checker.  I use that all the time to make sure that the nets get
> submitted with the correct aggregate and I just cut/paste from
> my screen output.  The other function that is on twain but not on
> radb is the 'aggchk' function.
> 
> Both of these are quite useful to me and I'm hoping that I will
> still be able to find them when the radb is the authority.
> 
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> klong



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