Perhaps someone at AS2828 (XO/Concentric) would like to explain this... Anyone know why AS 8143: $ whois -h whois.arin.net 8143 OrgName: Publicom Corp. OrgID: PUBLIC-35 Address: 1450 Coral Way #10 City: Miami StateProv: FL PostalCode: 33145 Country: US RegDate: 1997-04-25 Is announcing the following blocks? $ whois -h whois.arin.net 155.73.0.0 OrgName: Borealis AS OrgID: BOREAL Address: Hovedgade 96 Address: 2800 Lyngby City: StateProv: PostalCode: Country: DK RegDate: (unknown) $ whois -h whois.arin.net 134.33.0.0 OrgName: Codex Corporation OrgID: CODEXC Address: 20 Cabot Boulevard City: Mansfield StateProv: MA PostalCode: 02048 Country: US RegDate: 1989-04-24 $ whois -h whois.arin.net 196.4.167.0 OrgName: Juta Information Network OrgID: JIN Address: PO Box 14373 Address: Kerwyn Address: 7790 City: StateProv: PostalCode: Country: ZA RegDate: 1994-02-02 $ whois -h whois.arin.net 144.2.0.0 OrgName: Publico B.V. OrgID: PUBLIC-1 Address: Burg. Krolln 14C Address: 5126 PT Gilze City: StateProv: PostalCode: Country: NL RegDate: 1990-10-30 $ whois -h whois.arin.net 143.49.160.0 OrgName: Inform, Ltd. OrgID: INFORM-12 Address: 1123 2nd Ave City: San Francisco StateProv: CA PostalCode: 94103-2705 Country: US RegDate: 1990-03-26 $ whois -h whois.arin.net 160.116.160.0 OrgName: Affiliated Computing Services (Pty) Ltd OrgID: ACSPL Address: Affiliated Computing Services (Pty) Ltd Address: P. O. Box 261333 Address: Excom 2023 City: StateProv: PostalCode: Country: ZA RegDate: 1992-07-23 $ whois -h whois.arin.net 162.73.128.0 OrgName: Information Technology OrgID: INFORM-21 Address: 100 Broadway City: New York StateProv: NY PostalCode: 10004 Country: US RegDate: 1992-08-24 $ whois -h whois.arin.net 198.204.0.0 OrgName: GHR Services Inc. OrgID: GHRSER Address: 995 Old Eagle School Road, Suite 310 City: Wayne StateProv: PA PostalCode: 19087 Country: US RegDate: 1993-06-22 Call me crazy, but seems odd for all these wierd companies with old registrations in all sorts of countries to all be hosted out of one location in NYC, by an AS registered to florida (in 1997). Also, Perhaps someone from AS16631 (Cogent) can explain this one: Why is AS27255: $ whois -h whois.arin.net 27255 OrgName: VMX Inc OrgID: VMXINC Address: 25 Broadway Address: 6th Floor Suite 4A City: New York StateProv: NY PostalCode: 10004 Country: US RegDate: 2003-01-31 Announcing this? $ whois -h whois.arin.net 157.156.0.0 OrgName: VMX Inc OrgID: VMXINC Address: 25 Broadway Address: 6th Floor Suite 4A City: New York StateProv: NY PostalCode: 10004 Country: US RegDate: 1992-01-13 Had a /16 for 11 years, just recently decided to get an ASN? Seems like someone just registered a new company to have the same name as a company that had a /16, and then got a new ASN.... I dunno, call me crazy... ---------------------------------- Milton Ningis Security Specialist Concerned about your privacy? Follow this link to get FREE encrypted email: https://www.hushmail.com/?l=2 Big $$$ to be made with the HushMail Affiliate Program: https://www.hushmail.com/about.php?subloc=affiliate&l=427