RE: Afghanistan

[ginny listman <ginny () arin net>]

It is true that you can not query based on the country code in the ARIN 
WHOIS database.  However, ARIN provided a monthly report listing all IP 
Addresses and ASes that have been assigned and includes the country code.
RIPE NCC and APNIC provide the same report, in the same format.  The
release of this report was through a coordinated effort of the three RIR,
to help research the depletion rates of both IPs and ASes.  This report
lists only the upstream provider.  So if Afghanistan has received IP space
through an upstream, it will not be reported here.  If you visit 
ftp://ftp.arin.net/pub/stats/ you will find these reports for all three
RIRs.  A quick look at both the ARIN and RIPE reports reveals there are no
direct assignments to Afghanistan.

Ginny Listman
Director of Engineering
American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)


On Tue, 18 Sep 2001, Smith, Rick wrote:

> I called.  Arin does not.
>
> They explained that they DO store the country code with the data, but then
> they don't allow you to query whois by country code... At least not in their
> version.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tim Devries [mailto:tim.devries () inquent com]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 5:54 PM
> To: nanog () merit edu
> Subject: Re: Afghanistan
>
>
>
> What about all other nations and states?  I think that type of information
> would be useful regardless of this particular situation.
> Anyone know if arin et al catagorizes and publishes this information?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Nathan J . Mehl" <memory-nanog () blank org>
> To: <nanog () merit edu>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 10:45 AM
> Subject: Re: Afghanistan
>
>
> > In the immortal words of Tim Devries (tim.devries () inquent com):
> > > Does anyone even have a list of IP blocks allocated on a national or
> > > regional level?
> >
> > "None" and "none."
> >
> > Afghanistan barely has working voice phone service, and the  Taliban
> > issued an edict banning all computers and most especially internet
> > access several months ago.
> >
> > Note reply-to.
> >
> > -n
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------<memory@blank.
> org>
> > "Thus do `Snuff Movies' take their place with `Political-Correctness,'
> `Sex
> > Addiction,' and `Postmodernism' as Godzillas of bogus moral panic, always
> > threatening to crush the nation in their jaws, but never quite willing to
> take
> > the final step of biting down.
> (--www.suck.com)
> >
> <http://blank.org/memory/>--------------------------------------------------
> --
> >