Just a heads up. This might or might not affect things like whois,
traceroute and maybe a few more binaries.
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Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce that from 1 January 2007 we will
accept requests for 4-byte (32-bit) AS Numbers. The request
form and supporting notes are available in the RIPE Document
Store at:
http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/asnrequestform.html
http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/asnsupport.html
Assignments will come from the following range:
3.0 - 3.1023
ASN32 objects will appear in the RIPE Database from 1 January 2007.
Their format is different from the current 16-bit ASNs. The new
format is described in these documents:
http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-michaelson-4byte-as-representat...
http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-uijterwaal-rpsl-4byteas-ext-01.txt
The introduction of 32-bit AS Numbers may have an effect on tools
that query the RIPE Database or those based on RPSL.
Rgds.
Ola Thoresen