Re: DOS Attacks and reliable network contact data.

[Bryan Bradsby <Bryan.Bradsby () capnet state tx us>]

I like ipw from the FreeBSD ports collection. 

In this case ipw returns several lines of useful information, including 

  tech-c:      YO020JP 

Then the next step is

  akbar% whois -h  whois.nic.ad.jp YO020JP/e

giving you the answer you seek.

-bryan bradsby
unix admin
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On Sun, 22 Oct 2000, Jason Slagle wrote:

> Yes, but even geektools falls flat on it's face for lets say
> 210.251.128.255.
>
> :sigh:  I really wish we could get a common format for these.  
>
> I really like the ripe style databases.
>
> Jason
>
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> Jason Slagle - CCNA - CCDA
> Network Administrator - Toledo Internet Access - Toledo Ohio
> - raistlin () tacorp net - jslagle () toledolink com - WHOIS JS10172
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>
> On Sun, 22 Oct 2000, Joe  Shaw wrote:
>
> > Yes, there is.  Use the Geektools whois proxy at whois.geektools.com.  You
> > can also get the perl source and setup your own proxy, since they only
> > allow something like 10 or so queries a day.  I've used their source in a
> > few tools and have had no real problems with it.
> >
> > Of course, once the technological means are taken care of you still have
> > to have reliable contact information in the database, and someone who'll
> > actually read your complaint and respond in an acceptable amount of time.