Re: ip block history.

[Richard Barnes <richard.barnes () gmail com>]

RIPE has been developing a couple of projects to support this sort of
history searching:

Internet Resource Database (INRDB):
<http://labs.ripe.net/Members/kistel/content-intro-inrdb-internet-number-resource-database>

Resource EXplainer (REX):
<http://rex.ripe.net/>


On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 5:46 PM, Greg Whynott <Greg.Whynott () oicr on ca> wrote:
> Thanks for the pointers Joel!
> google knows all,  scary isn't it?
>
> -g
>
>
> On Sep 14, 2010, at 5:01 PM, Joel Jaeggli wrote:
>
> > assuming the whois data has been cleaned up the next resource to look at
> > is:
> >
> > routeviews or ris table dumps to see where or if it was advertised in
> > the past, and from where.
> >
> > google and rbl lists are also worth querying in that context.
> >
> > joel
> >
> > On 9/14/10 1:51 PM, Greg Whynott wrote:
> > > probably an odd question …
> > >
> > > we have been assigned a few large blocks of IPs,  and while configuring BGP i got to wondering what these block's 
> > > history might be.  who had them in the past,    etc..
> > >
> > >
> > > is there a publicly accessible db or similar which tracks that type of information,  or is that liability concern?
> > >
> > > thanks!
> > > greg