Hi David, On Dec 31, 2012, at 10:55 AM, David Conrad <d...@virtualized.org> wrote:
> Rodney, > > On Dec 31, 2012, at 7:41 AM, Rodney Joffe <rjo...@centergate.com> wrote: >> Two weeks ago RIPE-NCC, who provide the whois data for IP addresses in the >> RIPE region, informed us that based on decisions by their members, as of >> January 1st 2013, tomorrow, they would no longer provide whois proxy query >> response services to GeekTools unless we ponied up $1,800 a year for RIPE >> membership. > ... >> I think its wrong to have to pay for whois data that is part of a community >> resource . So I won't do it. > > I have to assume there is some sort of misunderstanding here as the actions > on behalf of RIPE you describe are ... surprising. However, if there isn't a > misunderstanding then I strongly agree with you. > > I'll be interested in seeing RIPE's side of the story… I am absolutely open to believing that I have misunderstood. The older I've gotten, the dumber I've realized I am ;-) The references I can provide (besides the notice from RIPE which you already have) appear to be: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/ripe-558 , specifically 2.4.7 RIPE Database Proxy Service /rlj
