Dear David, just detected another problem with lookups: I do whois -h whois.ripe.net 192.108.55.0 and get a quite lengthy result - it finds far more persons than I expect. It is perfectly ok that it finds two "Klaus Friedrich" (obviously, there are two entries in the RIPE database). However, I am somehow confused where the program takes all these "Schaefer" from... Could you please check? Regards Joachim jade$ whois -h whois.ripe.net 192.108.55.0 route: 192.108.52.0/22 descr: DFN-AGG-23 origin: AS1275 advisory: AS690 1:1800 2:1128 3:293(147) 4:293(144) mnt-by: DFN-MNT changed: poldi@dfn.de 950907 source: RIPE inetnum: 192.108.55.0 netname: TELEKOM-DA1 descr: Deutsche Bundespost Telecom descr: D-W-6100 Darmstadt country: DE admin-c: F. Robens tech-c: Klaus Friedrich tech-c: U. Schaefer changed: poldi@DFN.DE 920714 changed: rv@Informatik.Uni-Dortmund.DE 920924 changed: ripe-dbm@ripe.net 920925 source: RIPE person: F. Robens address: Deutsche Bundespost Telecom address: Fernmeldeamt Dienststelle DE address: Grafenstrasse 10 address: D-W-6100 Darmstadt address: Germany phone: +49 228 181 4315 changed: poldi@DFN.DE 920714 changed: rv@Informatik.Uni-Dortmund.DE 920924 changed: ripe-dbm@ripe.net 920925 source: RIPE person: Klaus Friedrich address: Deutsche Bundespost Telekom address: Fernmeldeamt Dienststelle DE address: Grafenstrasse 10 address: D-W-6100 Darmstadt address: Germany phone: +49 6151 309 5741 nic-hdl: KF changed: poldi@DFN.DE 920714 source: RIPE person: Klaus Friedrich address: Dorfstr. 5a address: D-83646 Wackersberg address: Germany phone: +49 8041 77066 fax-no: +49 8041 77065 changed: ip@Germany.EU.net 950508 source: RIPE person: Schaefer address: RWW Rheinisch-Westfaelische Wasserwerksgesellschaft mbH address: Am Schloss Broich 1-3 address: D-W-4330 Muelheim an der Ruhr 1 address: Germany phone: +49 208 4433 336 changed: ar@deins.Informatik.Uni-Dortmund.DE 910919 changed: dfk@cwi.nl 910921 changed: rv@Informatik.Uni-Dortmund.DE 920508 changed: ar@deins.Informatik.Uni-Dortmund.DE 920511 changed: ripe-dbm@ripe.net 920513 source: RIPE person: Frank Schaefer address: Utescheny GmbH address: Gewerbestrasse 9 address: D-W-7519 Zaisenhausen phone: +49 7258 9101 13 fax-no: +49 7258 9101 17 changed: cp@deins.Informatik.Uni-Dortmund.DE 930526 source: RIPE person: Helmut Schaefer address: InterCom address: Broedele Strasse 2 address: Postfach 1525 address: D-W-7240 Horb 1 address: Germany phone: +49 7483 500 fax-no: +49 7483 1690 changed: cp@deins.Informatik.Uni-Dortmund.DE 930103 source: RIPE person: Herr Schaefer address: Didier Werke AG address: Abt. ZIT address: Postfach 2025 address: 65010 Wiesbaden address: Germany phone: +49 611 359-309 fax-no: +49 611 359-635 changed: ip@Germany.EU.net 931202 source: RIPE person: Mathias Schaefer address: C+L Unternehmensberatung GmbH address: New York Ring 13 address: D-22297 Hamburg address: Germany phone: +49 40 6378-2272 fax-no: +49 40 6378-1022 changed: ip@Germany.EU.net 940421 source: RIPE person: Brigitte Schaefer address: eXplico Software GmbH address: Peter-Henlein-Str. 9 address: D-81549 Muenchen address: Germany phone: +49 89 6892645 fax-no: +49 89 6892605 changed: ip@Germany.EU.net 940519 source: RIPE person: Lutz Schaefer address: Max-Planck-Institut fur Chemie; Abt. Luftchemie address: Saarstr. 23 address: Postfach 3060 address: D-55020 Mainz address: Germany phone: +49 6131 305 456 e-mail: LUS@ibma.IPP-Garching.MPG.DE nic-hdl: LS228 remarks: surname has typo in DDN-NIC whois changed: rv@Informatik.Uni-Dortmund.DE 920503 changed: rv@Informatik.Uni-Dortmund.DE 940812 source: RIPE person: Ralf Schaefer address: PRISMA Systemtechnik GmbH address: Zettachring 6 address: D-70567 Stuttgart address: Germany phone: +49 711 900092-00 fax-no: +49 711 90092-19 nic-hdl: RS4-RIPE mnt-by: DENIC-P changed: knocke@nic.de 941108 source: RIPE person: L. Bernd Schaefer address: Duropack Ges.m.b.H. address: Forsterstrasse 54 address: A-8401 Kalsdorf bei Graz phone: +43 1 8660 225 fax-no: +43 1 8660 316 nic-hdl: BS1-RIPE changed: <waltraud@eunet.co.at> 940323 changed: knocke@nic.de 941115 source: RIPE person: L. Bernd Schaefer address: Bupak address: JIP - Ceskobudejovicke papirny, a.s. address: Papirenska 41 address: Ceske Budejovice address: 370 52 address: The Czech Republic phone: +43 1 8660 225 fax-no: +43 1 8660 316 changed: ors@Czechia.EU.net 940223 source: RIPE person: Detlev Schaefer address: SMALLWORLD Systems GmbH address: Europaring 60 address: D-40878 Ratingen address: Germany phone: +49 2102 9195 32 fax-no: +49 2102 9195 11 e-mail: netadm@SWS-Ratingen.DE nic-hdl: DS5-RIPE mnt-by: DENIC-P changed: afs@Germany.EU.net 930625 changed: rv@Informatik.Uni-Dortmund.DE 930824 changed: knocke@nic.de 941121 source: RIPE person: Ralf Schaefer address: Comtec GmbH address: Max-Stromeyer-Str. 172 address: D-78467 Konstanz address: Germany phone: +49 7531 5815 0 fax-no: +49 7531 5815 99 e-mail: ralfs@comtec.de nic-hdl: RS27-RIPE mnt-by: DENIC-P changed: knocke@nic.de 941212 source: RIPE person: Dieter Schaefer address: GEZE GmbH & Co address: Siemensstr. 21-29 address: D-71229 Leonberg address: Germany phone: +49 7152 203 384 fax-no: +49 7152 203 310 nic-hdl: DS13-RIPE mnt-by: DENIC-P changed: cp@deins.Informatik.Uni-Dortmund.DE 930702 changed: jens@nic.de 950203 source: RIPE person: Alfred Schaefer address: Blaser Swisslube AG address: CH-3415 Hasle-Ruegsau phone: +41 34 61 61 61 fax-no: +41 34 61 41 93 changed: fm@eunet.ch source: RIPE person: Ralf Schaefer address: Comtec GmbH address: Max-Stromeyer-Str. 172 address: D-78467 Konstanz address: Germany phone: +49 7531 58150 fax-no: +49 7531 581599 e-mail: ralf@comtec.de changed: ip@Germany.EU.net 950821 source: RIPE person: Thomas Schaefer address: TomArts GbR address: Tettnanger Str 355 address: D-88214 Ravensburg address: Germany phone: +49 751 769233-0 fax-no: +49 751 769233-9 e-mail: t-bone@bodensee-surfer.de nic-hdl: TS39-RIPE notify: guardian@xlink.net mnt-by: XLINK-MNT changed: wb@xlink.net 950823 source: RIPE person: Sebastian Schaefer address: Turmairstr. 6 address: 82166 Lochham address: germany phone: +49 89 8211019 fax-no: +49 89 8211499 e-mail: seban@x3network.net nic-hdl: SS34-RIPE changed: horn@ecrc.de 950824 source: RIPE person: Helmut Schaefer address: Wellpappe Ansbach address: Robert-Bosch-Str. 3 address: D-91522 Ansbach/Brodswinden address: Germany phone: +49 981 188107 e-mail: postmaster@anspack.de nic-hdl: HS93-RIPE mnt-by: DENIC-P changed: jens@nic.de 951010 source: RIPE person: Friedrich-Carl Schaefer address: Tellux Dr. Schaefer GmbH address: Vivaldistr. 13 address: D-76448 Durmersheim address: Germany phone: +49 7245 9304 0 fax-no: +49 7245 9304 21 e-mail: fcs@tellux.de nic-hdl: FS42-RIPE notify: guardian@xlink.net mnt-by: XLINK-MNT changed: ib@xlink.net 951012 changed: nipper@xlink.net 951017 source: RIPE person: Klaus W. Schaefer address: TCS Traffic Consult & Services GmbH address: Bahnstrasse 42-46 address: D-61381 Friederichsdorf/TS address: Germany phone: +49 6172 742 55 fax-no: +49 6172 728 21 nic-hdl: KS72-RIPE mnt-by: DENIC-P changed: jens@nic.de 951026 source: RIPE person: Edwin Schaefer address: Forschungszentrum Informatik address: Haid-und-Neu-Strasse 10-14 address: D-76131 Karlsruhe address: Germany phone: +49 721 9654 953 fax-no: +49 721 9654 959 e-mail: schaefer@FZI.DE nic-hdl: ES8-RIPE notify: guardian@xlink.net mnt-by: XLINK-MNT changed: nipper@xlink.net 950124 changed: nipper@xlink.net 950309 changed: wb@xlink.net 951102 source: RIPE person: Alexander Schaefer address: AS Software address: Jedleseerstrasse 3 address: A-1210 Vienna address: Austria phone: +43 1 278 15 01 fax-no: +43 1 278 15 01 ext. 22 e-mail: assoft@cso.co.at changed: richard.prinz@cso.co.at 951108 source: RIPE person: Volker Schaefer address: CadConsult GmbH address: Bismarckstr. 142 address: D-47057 Duisburg address: Germany phone: +49 203 306 13 00 fax-no: +49 203 306 13 99 e-mail: postmaster@cadconsult.de nic-hdl: VS31-RIPE mnt-by: DENIC-P changed: jens@nic.de 951128 source: RIPE person: Dirk Schaefer address: Mannesmann Transmodal GmbH address: Rehhecke 50 address: D-40885 Ratingen-Lintorf address: Germany phone: +49 2102 97 2106 fax-no: +49 2102 97 2110 nic-hdl: DS68-RIPE mnt-by: DENIC-P changed: jens@nic.de 951128 source: RIPE person: Oliver Schaefer address: AEG AG address: Abt. AOI23 address: Theodor-Stern-Kai 1 address: D-60596 Frankfurt address: Germany phone: +49 69 6004019 fax-no: +49 69 6005400 e-mail: postmaster@aoiffm.de nic-hdl: OS23-RIPE mnt-by: DENIC-P changed: jens@nic.de 951205 source: RIPE person: Volker Schaefer address: CadConsult GmbH address: Bismarckstr. 142 address: D-47057 Duisburg address: Germany phone: +49 203 3061300 fax-no: +49 203 3061399 changed: ip@Germany.EU.net 951213 source: RIPE person: Wilhelm Schaefer address: Dr. A. Koenig D.Heyne GbR address: Wiclefstrasse 47 address: D-10551 Berlin address: Germany phone: +49 30 396017 51 fax-no: +49 30 396017 26 e-mail: w_sch@mind.de nic-hdl: WS15-RIPE notify: guardian@xlink.net mnt-by: DENIC-P changed: lillge@maz.net 940906 changed: knocke@nic.de 941128 changed: alf@wysiwyg.in-berlin.de 951024 changed: wb@xlink.net 951228 source: RIPE person: Michael Schaefer address: transtec AG address: Abteilung ZD-HW address: Waldhoernlestr. 18 address: 72072 Tuebingen address: Germany phone: +49 7071 703 179 fax-no: +49 7071 703 139 e-mail: Michael.Schaefer@transtec.de changed: Michael.Schaefer@transtec.de 960102 source: RIPE person: Michael Schaefer address: Transtec AG address: Waldhoernlestrasse 18 address: D-72072 Tuebingen address: Germany phone: +49 7071 703 179 fax-no: +49 7071 703 139 e-mail: schaefer@transtec.de nic-hdl: MS124 mnt-by: DENIC-P changed: nipper@xlink.net 940217 changed: knocke@nic.de 941128 changed: pantring@nic.de 960109 source: RIPE person: Holger Schaefer address: CCP GmbH address: Schulze-Delitzsch-Str. 8 address: D-70771 Leinfelden-Echterdingen address: Germany phone: +49 711 975650 fax-no: +49 711 7545989 e-mail: schaefer@ccp.de nic-hdl: HS135-RIPE notify: guardian@xlink.net mnt-by: XLINK-MNT changed: ib@xlink.net 960115 source: RIPE person: Alfred Schaefer address: Blaser Swisslube AG address: address: address: CH-3415 Hasle-Ruegsau phone: +41 34 61 61 61 fax-no: +41 34 61 41 93 nic-hdl: AS193-RIPE changed: msr@eunet.ch 960123 source: RIPE person: Joerg Schaefer address: UUCP-Freunde Lahn e.V. address: c/o Joerg Schaefer address: Weidigstr. 5 address: D-35396 Giessen address: Germany phone: +49 641 54606 fax-no: +49 641 53272 e-mail: postmaster@lahn.de e-mail: joscha@atab.lahn.de nic-hdl: JS192-RIPE mnt-by: DENIC-P changed: sb@deins.Informatik.Uni-Dortmund.DE 930623 changed: rv@Informatik.Uni-Dortmund.DE 930927 changed: poldi@dfn.de 940613 changed: jens@nic.de 960206 source: RIPE person: Marc Schaefer address: ALPHANET address: Battieux 6c address: CH-2013 Colombier phone: +41 38 41 29 29 e-mail: schaefer@alphanet.ch nic-hdl: MS234-RIPE changed: fm@eunet.ch 960221 source: RIPE person: Andre Schaefer address: Sommer Allibert-Lignotock GmbH address: Friesstrasse 26 address: D-60388 Frankfurt address: Germany phone: +49 69 41081 fax-no: +49 69 4108427 changed: ip@Germany.EU.net 960319 source: RIPE person: Philipp Schaefer address: Kochan & Partner address: peppermind-Network Neue Medien address: Hirschgartenallee 25 address: D-80639 Muenchen address: Germany phone: +49 89 178 601 58 e-mail: pschaefer@mail.tnet.de nic-hdl: PS176-RIPE mnt-by: DENIC-P changed: hostmaster@nic.de 960322 source: RIPE person: Peter Schaefer address: Landesgewerbeamt Baden-Wuerttemberg - IFEX address: Willi-Bleicher-Strasse 19 address: D-70174 Stuttgart address: Germany phone: +49 711 123 2773 fax-no: +49 711 123 2587 nic-hdl: PS177-RIPE notify: guardian@xlink.net mnt-by: XLINK-MNT changed: handke@xlink.net 960322 source: RIPE person: Eike Schaefer address: Bausoft GmbH address: Friedhofstr. 72 address: D-63263 Neu-Isenburg address: Germany phone: +49 6102 329011 fax-no: +49 6102 320737 e-mail: esc@bausoft.de nic-hdl: ES70-RIPE mnt-by: NACAMAR-NOC changed: trede@nacamar.net 960415 source: RIPE person: Peter Schaefer address: Netart address: Rosenberg Strasse 106 address: D-70193 Stuttgart address: Germany phone: +49 711 63620-51 fax-no: +49 771 63620-53 e-mail: postmaster@webart.de nic-hdl: PS109-RIPE notify: guardian@space.net mnt-by: DENIC-P changed: svb@space.net 960507 source: RIPE person: Robert Schaefer address: Pro Familia e.V. address: Stresemannallee 3 address: D-60596 Frankfurt address: Germany phone: +49 69 639002 fax-no: +49 69 639852 nic-hdl: RS257-RIPE notify: guardian@xlink.net mnt-by: XLINK-MNT changed: nipper@xlink.net 960618 source: RIPE person: Ulrich Schaefer address: CSN Computer Consulting GmbH address: Braeuhausstrasse 8 address: D-80331 Muenchen address: Germany phone: +49 89 290145 0 fax-no: +49 89 224916 nic-hdl: US68-RIPE notify: guardian@xlink.net mnt-by: XLINK-MNT changed: neg@xlink.net 960624 source: RIPE jade$ _____________________________________________________________________________ DFN Network Operation Center, Dr. Joachim Schmitz, (finger help@noc.dfn.de) >>>>>> mailto: noc@noc.dfn.de <<<<<< Rechenzentrum Universitaet Stuttgart, Allmandring 30, D-70550 Stuttgart Phone: 0711-685-5810, 0711-685-5576, FAX +711 6788363 (business hours) EMERGENCY phone +711 1319 139 with answering machine and pager _____________________________________________________________________________