Re: GeoIP information

[Ian Clark <ian.clark () dreamhost com>]

> Maxmind would have to violate ARIN's rules to collect your geoip
> information through a feed of whois data. Those rules forbid
> republication of the data.
>
> Try contacting them directly. Then download the files they publish and
> check for yourself.
>
> https://support.maxmind.com/geoip-data-correction-request/
> http://dev.maxmind.com/geoip/legacy/geolite/
>
> When you've done these things and still haven't gotten satisfaction,
> perhaps then it's time to return here for a session of Name and Shame.
>
> Regards,
> Bill Herrin

Well, I have already submitted a correction request and waited for their
stated update cycle to happen.

Where do GeoIP companies get their data, if not whois records?