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IP Whois-servers

Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2003 12:22 pm
by Derfel Cadarn
Hello there!

I'm writing my own script to request whois-info for IP-numbers. I know that certain IP-numbers are served by arin, by ripe, by iana, etcetera and I try to implement this in my script: the script has to choose the correct whois-server based on the IP-number entered.

My problem is: my list of these servers is getting longer and longer. Is there someplace where I can find a complete list of which servers list which IP-numbers? Until now I found one, but that's either too old or incomplete.

And I don't want to find them by trial-and-error! :wink:

any ideas are welcome!

btw I don't want to use it for spamming, if someone might think that. It's just a service for visitors of my site. And for me to learn programming more.... :P

Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2003 9:57 am
by Derfel Cadarn
After debugging all those code-snippets for others, I thought it was time to get some attention for my question from yesterday..

Nobody any ideas??

:cry:

Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2003 6:13 am
by twigletmac
I tend to use this page:
http://www.energis.com/service/search.asp

for whois search's cause they've got a bunch of different servers to query - best I can do, sorry.

Mac

Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2003 6:58 am
by Derfel Cadarn
Thanks Twigletmac! But for an IP they only offer Arin, Ripe and Apnic. I don't want to boast 8) but my IP-lookup is already more extensive...I just cannot get my hands on that database of whois-servers..
I'll get it ...... some time..... :!: