RIPE Whois Server
The RIPE Whois server uses a backend SQL database to allow support for very large repositories. There is support for IPv6 records and lookups. Both RPSL and RIPE181 are supported.
| Tags | Internet Database Communications Networking |
|---|---|
| Operating Systems | Unix |
| Implementation | C |
Recent releases
- 19 Jun 2005 00:26
Changes: LIMERICK records have been upgraded to a more generic POEM type. ORGANIZATION records have been added. Reverse DNS registry checking has been added. A Perl RPSL library has been added. dbupdate is now aware of X.509. The build code is now fully based on autoconf/automake. RPSL variant support can be selected at build time.
- 07 May 2004 18:39
Changes: Experimental reworking of database components.
- 11 Aug 2003 09:00
Changes: Major code cleanups, rewrites, and redesigns were done. The ability to restrict the number of queries from a given IP address is included.
- 13 Nov 2002 17:22
Changes: This release adds bugfixes, especially in the IPv6 code. Authentication has been added. Some speedups have been made.
- 13 Jun 2002 16:49
Changes: This version has lots of bugfixes. Version 3.x of the RIPE Whois database server is also phasing out the older RIPE181 format. The entire system has been re-written to use a SQL database as a backend.
