<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div><div>Dear colleagues,</div><div><br></div><div>The RIPE NCC is pleased to announce the deployment of RIPE Database software release 1.76 to the Release Candidate (RC) environment.</div><div><br></div><div>Detailed information about features, changes and how this release might affect your operations, are available in the release notes:</div><a href="https://www.ripe.net/data-tools/db/release-notes/ripe-database-release-1.76">https://www.ripe.net/data-tools/db/release-notes/ripe-database-release-1.76</a><br><div><br></div><div>This release includes many small bug fixes and feature improvements. Notably, we have addressed the following issues:</div><div>- Issue #221: It is now possible to change the name of a PERSON or ROLE object</div><div>- Issue #256: Abuse contact information is now shown when using web lookups </div><div>- Issue #220: Failed update notifications now include a diff of the attempted change<br><br>A number of users requested the notification of a failed update to include a diff showing what was attempted to be changed. A consequence of this change is that, if you mistype the password pseudo-attribute (eg "pasword: clear_password"), the notification will include your clear text password.</div><div><br>This is a good time for all maintainers of data in the RIPE Database to review to whom these notifications are sent. The "upd-to:" attribute in a MNTNER object should only include the email address of a person or team in your organisation who deals with security issues. If this team receives such a notification, they should advise the user to change their password.</div><div><br></div><div>We invite all users of the RIPE Database to review the new release in the RC environment:</div><div><a href="https://www.ripe.net/data-tools/db/release-notes/rc-release-candidate-environment">https://www.ripe.net/data-tools/db/release-notes/rc-release-candidate-environment</a></div><div><br></div><div>We look forward to any questions or comments you might have.</div><div><br></div><div>Kind regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Tim Bruijnzeels</div></div><div><br></div><div>Assistant Manager Software Engineering</div><div>RIPE NCC</div></body></html>