Announce: IRRd-1.0 Beta Release

IRRd-1.0 Beta Release
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Merit Network is pleased to announce the 1.0 Beta release of the Internet
Routing Registry Daemon (IRRd): 
 
        http://www.merit.edu/radb/
 
IRRd is designed as a stand-alone routing registry server. IRRd handles
RIPE-181 and RPSL whois and RAToolSet queries, as well as database
management tasks, including mirroring and object submission.  Future
versions will support object authentication and notification. The IRRd
server features a Cisco Systems-like management and configuration
interface.
 
The IRRd architecture was designed to address performance problems with
the original RAWhoisd and RADB databases.  The current IRRd version
supports router configurations up to 600% faster than previously.  The
IRRd server also supports indexing to disk and memory, handles both the
RIPE-181 and RPSL databases, determines database syntax dynamically, and
indexes the entire IRR in about a minute.
 
Although this is a beta release, the software is currently in production
use as the main RABD (whois.ra.net) server.
 
The current beta release only includes binaries. A complete source code
release is planned at the end of the beta trial (anticipated mid September
1998).
 
IRRd is freely available and may be redistributed so long as the
University of Michigan copyright is preserved. Development of the RPSL
portions of IRRd were supported by the National Science Foundation
(NCR-9321060). All other sections were supported by Merit Network, Inc.
 
The ongoing IRRd efforts include significant efforts by a number of Beta
testers, including Kevin Oberman (ESnet), Mark Prior (connect.com.au pty
ltd), John Heasley (Verio), George Matey (Bay Networks), WeeSan Lee
(USC/ISI), and Pierre Thibaudeau (Teleglobe).  Many thanks for your
suggestions and support!
 
A mailing list, irrd-discuss at merit.edu, has been created for IRRd users to
share experiences and advice. Subscribe by sending mail to
irrd-discuss-request at merit.edu.  
 
-- IRRd Development Team
<irrd-support at merit.edu>

  Gerald Winters
  Craig Labovitz
  Tom Spindler
  Jake Khuon
  Susan R. Harris