Hi Frank, Frank Gadegast wrote: [...]
The main problem is, that IANA should be responsible for that, but they will not create a technical service for the public.
Can you please expand upon that?
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So, it only tells me the reponsible RIR. Now I know its RIPE, then I have to ask RIPE (and when IANA tells me APNIC, I might have to ask APNIC first, wich tells me, its KRNIC ...)
There might be more, when using options, but I would like a command like the following wich would return one single line
# whois -h abuse.iana.org 85.237.64.1 abuse@powerweb.de
So, there should be an interface between IANA and all RIRs to query abuse contacts, IANA knows at least, which RIR to ask.
We could implement an active referral service if there was strong demand for it. However, I wonder whether taping lots of whois servers together with web interfaces and scripting is the right way to go. As I understand it, the protocol being developed by the IETF's WEIRDS WG "SHOULD be able to deliver a reply that is effectively a referral or redirect to another server" as well as supporting internationalised addresses and so forth. That might be a better way to go. Regards, Leo