Hello,
I was contacted as a user of the bulk Whois database. Akamai operates the
world's largest and most distributed Content Delivery Network. One of the
inputs to our Mapping algorithms is the location of IP blocks. While we know
that the addresses associated with IP blocks registered in APNIC (and other
providers of whois databases) are not always accurate, this information is
still vital for us. We need the country, city, and state/province. So, for
example, in the following entry from the Bulk Whois database:
inetnum: 202.14.186.0 - 202.14.186.255
netname: IPAUST
descr: IP Australia
descr: 47 Bowes Street
descr: Phillip ACT 2606
country: AU
org: ORG-IA47-AP
admin-c: AS3775-AP
tech-c: AS3775-AP
abuse-c: AI712-AP
status: ASSIGNED PORTABLE
mnt-by: APNIC-HM
mnt-routes: MAINT-IPAUSTRALIA-AU
mnt-irt: IRT-IPAUST-NON-AU
last-modified: 2024-12-03T22:39:16Z
source: APNIC
We need the last "descr" line (Phillip ACT 2606) and the country (AU). We do
not need any contact information for individuals, and we do not need full
street address information for IP blocks.If the country, state/province, and
city information for IP blocks is removed from the Bulk Whois database, it will
adversely affect our operations. I hope you will take this into consideration
and not remove that information.
Best regards,
Rizwan
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