[apnic-announce] APNIC Whois Database Upgrade - 20 August 2002

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APNIC Whois Database Upgrade - 20 August 2002
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Dear Colleague,

This is a reminder that the APNIC Whois Database will be upgraded to
RIPE v3 database software on Tuesday 20 August 2002. All records in the
APNIC Whois Database will be migrated to the new version at this time.

During the period from 9:00 am to 10.00 am (UTC +10 hours) on 20 August
2002 updates to the database will NOT be possible. Any updates submitted
during this time will not be accepted and will need to be resubmitted
once the upgrade has been completed.

Queries to the APNIC Whois Database will continue to operate normally
during the upgrade.

APNIC apologises for any inconvenience.


Testing Whois v3
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The test Whois v3 server is available for queries until 19 August 2002
via:

    Web interface - http://www.apnic.net/whois-v3/query/
    Whois client  - v3.apnic.net

Please note that updates made in the test database will NOT be copied to
the APNIC Whois Database. If these are required, users will need to
update them in the Whois Database.

Key dates
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13 August 2002      Update option on test
                    server closes

13-19 August 2002   Queries on test server available

20 August 2002      Whois v3 implementation;
                    Database updates not available -
                    9-10 am (UTC +10 hrs)


More information
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Whois v3 upgrade:

    http://www.apnic.net/whois-v3

Descriptions of database objects:

    http://www.apnic.net/db/ref/attributes/

How to use the test server:

    http://www.apnic.net/db/v3-test.html


For enquiries about the Whois v3 upgrade or for help testing Whois v3,
please contact the APNIC Member Services Helpdesk:

    Phone  +61-7-3858-3188
    Email  <v3test at apnic dot net>


Best regards,
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APNIC Secretariat                              <secretariat at apnic dot net>
Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC)   Tel: +61-7-3858-3100
PO Box 2131 Milton, QLD 4064 Australia            Fax: +61-7-3858-3199
Level 1, 33 Park Road, Milton, QLD                http://www.apnic.net
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Kitakyushu, Japan 3-6 September 2002    http://www.apnic.net/meetings/
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