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RIPE Whois Server version 3 (RIP)
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This is the RPSLng prototype of the server software of the RIPE Whois
Server.  In this implementation, all the data is handled in RPSL format. 
This server will take Whois requests from clients and retrieve data from
the Whois database using SQL queries.


This package contains the following subdirectories:
bin/rip	   	   - The server source code
bin/dbupdate	   - The DB update program 
bin/load	   - The loader program for the DB
conf		   - Examples of configuration files
defs		   - Definitions of objects and attributes in XML
design	   	   - Design documents and information
include	   	   - Include files
modules	   	   - The source code
utils		   - Utilities
utils/whois3       - Whois client
utils/remadmin	   - Remote administration interface
utils/mr           - Mirror reflector
utils/text_export  - plaintext export of the DB


You can find an introduction to the RIPE Database Software in the
file doc/index.html .

Read the `INSTALL' file for instructions on how to install and run the
software.

The `RELEASE-NOTES' file contain some release notes for the current
version of the software.

System-specific notes are contained in files named `README.system'.  For
example, Solaris notes are in `README.solaris'.

Please read the file `COPYING'. It contains the software Copyright.


We will appreciate all kinds of comments, feedback, questions, bug
reporting etc. regarding the RIP software. Please do not hesitate to
contact the address <dbrip@ripe.net> for these matters.

$Date: 2003/07/28 13:48:40 $
