RE: Fwd: Fw: HOST IRR Retirement

[Adam Thompson <athompson () merlin mb ca>]

> From https://www.irr.net/docs/list.html

Registry Name (Source):         HOST
IP address or DNS name:         rr.host.net
Ftp site:                       ftp://ftp.host.net/host/dbase
Databases Mirrored:             ALTDB, AOLTW, APNIC, ARIN, EPOCH, LEVEL3, PANIX, RADB, REACH, RIPE
Mirror Port and Info:           rr.host.net, port 43
Whois Location:                 rr.host.net
Type of Primary Data:           Host.net customers and general Internet community
Contact Info:                   db-admin () host net
NOC Info:                       noc () host net

The better question is, how do you authenticate Ross' email, and how do you authenticate the... not the contents, but 
the authenticity & accuracy of the meaning of the email?
I suppose you don't have to - at some point they'll just turn it off and then we'll all know the email was legit :-).

As to Ross' question: IIRC there exists, or existed at one time, a private(?) mailing list for IRR operators.  I would 
start with radb () merit edu, if that address still works.  I can also reach out to the folks running the CANARIE IRR 
to see if they know, if necessary.

-Adam

Adam Thompson
Consultant, Infrastructure Services
MERLIN
100 - 135 Innovation Drive
Winnipeg, MB, R3T 6A8
(204) 977-6824 or 1-800-430-6404 (MB only)
athompson () merlin mb ca
www.merlin.mb.ca

> -----Original Message-----
> From: NANOG <nanog-bounces+athompson=merlin.mb.ca () nanog org> On
> Behalf Of babydr DBA James W. Laferriere
> Sent: Monday, April 11, 2022 3:50 PM
> To: Ross Tajvar <ross () tajvar io>
> Cc: North American Network Operators' Group <nanog () nanog org>
> Subject: Re: Fwd: Fw: HOST IRR Retirement
>
>       Hello Ross ,  I do not see a host name or IP4or6 in the below .
>               Hth ,  JimL
>
> On Mon, 11 Apr 2022, Ross Tajvar wrote:
> > I tried sending the below message from my work account, but it's not a
> > nanog subscriber, so the email was rejected. If anyone doubts the
> > authenticity, feel free to reach out to me at rtajvar () 365datacenters com.
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> > *From:* Ross Tajvar
> > *Sent:* Monday, April 11, 2022 3:53 PM
> > *To:* nanog () nanog org <nanog () nanog org>
> > *Subject:* HOST IRR Retirement
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > We (365 Datacenters) inherited the HOST IRR. We have removed all stale
> > objects from it, and moved all valid objects to other IRRs. We will
> > eventually (hopefully soon) turn it off altogether. Please, if you are
> > mirroring it, stop doing that. If you maintain documentation that lists
> > IRRs, please update it to reflect that HOST is no longer in use.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > P.S. If anyone thinks I should also announce this somewhere else, please
> > let me know.
> >
> > *Ross Tajvar*
> >
> > Network Engineer
> >
> > Office: (571)-341-8899
> >
> > Support: (866)-365-6246
>
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