[AusNOG] APNIC WHOIS

[Karl Kloppenborg]

Just putting it out there enlight of this discussion, as well as a whois tool for the CMD  / Console

Facebook application?

Cheers!
Karl Kloppenborg



On 20/07/2010, at 17:09, Darren Moss wrote:

> Cheers Karl.
>  
> Now that's a great idea :)
>  
> Imagine if we could create a validation register where parties who used IP ranges must be authenticated or their traffic stops routing.
>  
> If only we could.
>  
> Regards, 
>  
>  
> Darren Moss
> General Manager
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> From: Karl Kloppenborg [mailto:karl at karltec.net] 
> Sent: Tuesday, 20 July 2010 5:00 PM
> To: Darren Moss
> Cc: p8x; ausnog at lists.ausnog.net
> Subject: Re: [AusNOG] APNIC WHOIS
> 
> I would be honoured to write a DB and portable C application for this :D
> 
> Cheers!
> Karl Kloppenborg
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 20/07/2010, at 16:46, Darren Moss wrote:
> 
>> 
>> 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 ?
>> 
>> 
>> Regards, 
>> 
>> 
>> Darren Moss
>> General Manager
>> Australia and New Zealand
>> [p] 1300 131 083 [f] 03 9017 2287
>> [e] Darren.Moss at em3.com.au [w] www.em3.com.au
>> 
>> em3 People and Technology | Managed Technology Experts
>> postal: PO Box 2333, Moorabbin VIC 3189
>> 
>> New Zealand Airedale Street, Auckland City
>> postal: PO Box 39573, Howick 2045
>> [p] 09 887 0550 [f] 09 887 0273
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> 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.
>>> 
>>> I claim that this is indeed public information and can be used by anyone?
>>> 
>>> 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"
>>> 
>>> *
>>> Cheers!
>>> Karl Kloppenborg*
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