Hello All, Akamai's use of APNIC's data for geolocation is explicitly contrary to the APNIC Whois Database Acceptable Use Agreement. That agreement can be found online here: https://www.apnic.net/manage-ip/using-whois/bulk-access/copyright/
This agreement has not changed in eight years. https://web.archive.org/web/20170607164201/https://www.apnic.net/manage-ip/using-whois/bulk-access/copyright/ Rizwan, I'd appreciate it if you retract your comment and as per the AUP, contact APNIC for a more appropriate data source. Regards, Jon On Fri, Feb 21, 2025, at 17:56, Rizwan via SIG-policy wrote: > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > SIG-policy - https://mailman.apnic.net/[email protected]/ > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] https://jon.brewer.nz/
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