fyi: minor updates for database software

 Brian Renaud <renaud at merit.edu> writes:
  * 
  * > Why are you making these changes before we have an RPSL spec. These
  * > are basically breaking RFC1786 in some cases without having anything
  * > else actually defined. 
  * 
  * The syntax changes are in response to requests/common errors of users.
  * 
  * Perhaps I was rather premature on this though.  I'll be glad to back
  * out the as-macro and community syntax changes if people feel that 
  * is the right thing to do.
  *
I think so but am happy to hear other peoples opinion.
 
  * >   *      support community list syntax of /^[A-Za-z]([_-]*[A-Za-z0-9]+)*$
  * >   * 
  * > This means I can have a community of AS-MACRO now - something we
  * > wanted to avoid.
  * 
  * Actually no, the change comment wasn't as comprehensive as it could have
  * been.  The follow up check to prevent communities from being keywords or
  * of the form AS-xxx is still in the code.
  *
Okay,
	yes - I just checked the code. Sorry about that one.

		--Tony




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