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Whois v3.2 upgrade guide

The APNIC Whois Database will be upgraded to version 3.2 on 11 May 2006.

The new Whois v3.2, based on the RIPE v3.2 database, provides:

  • IPv6 routing registry functionality
  • Consistent behaviour between whois master, update, web, email, and syncupdate
  • Easier to understand error messages

Changes to whois objects

Whois v3.2 contains a new object:

Whois v3.2 also adds new attributes to existing attributes. For more information, see:

Key dates

5 September 2005

Whois v3.2 deployed on the test whois server

1st quarter 2006

Whois v3.2 deployed on the whois master server

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