synchronous updates

   Dear colleagues,

   A prototype for synchronous updates on the RIPE Database has been
   released. In this initial implementation, the following requirements
   have been implemented:
   
   1. Adding the ability to interactively update the database through a
      TCP port.
   2. Using a well known protocol to provide an easy way for developing
      third party clients.
   3. Compatibility with the mail updates, so the same submission produces
      the same result in both ways.
   4. To be scalable, to address possible performance problems.

   The released prototype now acts as a syntax checker. It doesn't really
   process the updates, but rather checks it against an empty database, and
   returns as if the update has been processed, after the initial syntax
   checks from dbupdate have been performed.

   You can reach the prototype from:

   http://www.ripe.net/ripencc/pub-services/db/syncupdates/index.html

   Please communicate with us about ideas, comments and suggestions.

   Regards,

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Can Bican
DB Group
RIPE NCC