How about caching the data from previous ARIN whois lookups?
I do agree that the bulk data and high volume limitations on whois servers are silly... -joe On 2/28/05 1:30 PM, "Dan Lockwood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm in a disagreement with ARIN about my application for bulk whois > data. I've got a software program that needs resolve AS numbers to the > Company Name of the owner. The software app has need to do this on a > very high volume. E.g. I run a report that returns the top 100 AS > destinations for my network and I want to resolve the numbers to the > names as part of the report generation. Since ARIN throttles the number > of queries that you can execute against their servers I seems to "just > make sense" that you would do the processing using local data. > > That is all fine and good, but the problem comes when I distribute the > software to users. ARIN's AUP for bulk whois states: > > "Redistributing bulk ARIN WHOIS data is explicitly forbidden. It is > permissible to publish the data on an individual query or > small number of queries at a time basis, as long as reasonable > precautions are taken to prevent automated querying by > database harvesters." > > My original AUP application stated that I would transfer the data to the > users using an XML file on a regular basis. Clearly in violation of the > first point. Fine. But now after a phone conversation they are telling > me that I can not operate a server to distribute the data on a "per > query" basis too. Providing a server that answers whois queries just > like ARIN seems to be clearly permissible based on the remaining AUP > verbage. At this point the only thing I can get out of the guy/gal on > the phone is "NO!". > > Does anyone have any experience doing something like this? How about a > sanity check? Am I completely wrong in how I'm interpreting the AUP? > > Thanks, > Dan > -- Joe McGuckin ViaNet Communications 994 San Antonio Road Palo Alto, CA 94303 Phone: 650-213-1302 Cell: 650-207-0372 Fax: 650-969-2124