[AusNOG] APNIC WHOIS

[Darren Moss]

If only the database was actually properly maintained and you *could* find contacts for troublesome hosts.

I have lost count of the number of networks we've blocked because the contact information is stale or wrong.

I suggested many times to APNIC that they have some method of ensuring contact information was up to date - ie: as part of IP Allocation to members - but they were not interested. 

If not APNIC, who should / could do this ?


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From: ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of p8x
Sent: Tuesday, 20 July 2010 4:12 PM
To: ausnog at lists.ausnog.net
Subject: Re: [AusNOG] APNIC WHOIS

I would say you are fine.

On the APNIC whois page:

"The APNIC Whois Database is a publicly searchable database detailing address usage within the Asia Pacific region. The results of any search are provided purely for operational purposes (such as finding the authoritative contact for a troublesome machine) and are not to be used for commercial or marketing purposes." [1]

On the privacy page:

"Some of the personal information you provide may be publicly registered in the APNIC Whois Database. This is limited to contact details relating to the allocation of specific public Internet resources.

Please note that in relation to these network contact details, the APNIC Whois Database allows organizations to register "role objects" in place of personal details." [2]

It sounds a little odd that they would think the whois data is private. 
I wonder if they have fake whois data on their domains.

[1]: http://www.apnic.net/apnic-info/whois_search2/using-whois
[2]: http://www.apnic.net/apnic-info/privacy [Section 2.1]


On 20/07/2010 1:58 PM, Karl Kloppenborg wrote:
> Hey Noggers,
>
> this is probably just another silly question, but I am having a 
> dispute with someone over them claiming that whois information is 
> private information about their company and thus I can't post it anywhere I want.
> Ie, post the whois with a comment on a public domain / forum.
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> I claim that this is indeed public information and can be used by anyone?
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> However I thought before I make a total idiot out of myself I would 
> ask you just incase I am wrong and the details are infact "Confidential"
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> Cheers!
> Karl Kloppenborg*
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