Package: whois Version: 4.7.13 Severity: normal I am used to whois following redirects and showing the final owner of an IP address. This time it did not follow to whois.afrinic.net:
$ whois 213.179.181.26 % This is the RIPE Whois query server #2. % The objects are in RPSL format. % % Note: the default output of the RIPE Whois server % is changed. Your tools may need to be adjusted. See % http://www.ripe.net/db/news/abuse-proposal-20050331.html % for more details. % % Rights restricted by copyright. % See http://www.ripe.net/db/copyright.html % Note: This output has been filtered. % To receive output for a database update, use the "-B" flag % Information related to '213.179.160.0 - 213.179.191.255' inetnum: 213.179.160.0 - 213.179.191.255 org: ORG-AFNC1-RIPE netname: AFRINIC-NET-TRANSFERRED-20050223 descr: This network has been transferred to AFRINIC remarks: These IP addresses are assigned in the AFRINIC region. remarks: Authoritative registration information for this network remarks: is available for query and modification in remarks: the AFRINIC whois database: whois.afrinic.net or remarks: web site: http://www.afrinic.net remarks: The routing registry information (route(6) objects) remarks: may be published in any Routing Registry, including remarks: RIPE Whois Database country: EU # country is really somewhere in African Region admin-c: AFRI-RIPE tech-c: AFRI-RIPE status: ALLOCATED PA mnt-by: RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT mnt-routes: RIPE-NCC-RPSL-MNT source: RIPE # Filtered organisation: ORG-AFNC1-RIPE org-name: African Internet Numbers Registry org-type: RIR address: see http://www.afrinic.net e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] admin-c: AFRI-RIPE tech-c: AFRI-RIPE remarks: For more information on AFRINIC assigned blocks, use remarks: AFRINIC's whois database, whois.afrinic.net. mnt-ref: RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT mnt-by: RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT source: RIPE # Filtered role: The African Internet Numbers Registry org: ORG-AFNC1-RIPE address: AFRINIC, see http://www.afrinic.net admin-c: AFRI-RIPE tech-c: AFRI-RIPE nic-hdl: AFRI-RIPE e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] remarks: For more information on AFRINIC assigned blocks, connect remarks: to AFRINIC's whois database, whois.afrinic.net. mnt-by: RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT source: RIPE # Filtered % Information related to '213.179.160.0/19AS16214' route: 213.179.160.0/19 descr: CERIST-ALNET-ISP-NET origin: AS16214 mnt-by: AS16214-MNT source: RIPE # Filtered -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.16-rvdb Locale: LANG=en_US.ISO-8859-15, LC_CTYPE=en_US.ISO-8859-15 (charmap=ISO-8859-15) Versions of packages whois depends on: ii libc6 2.3.6-7 GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii libidn11 0.5.18-2 GNU libidn library, implementation whois recommends no packages. -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]