NetRange: 4.0.0.0 - 4.255.255.255 ReferralServer: rwhois://rwhois.level3.net:4321
% telnet rwhois.level3.net 4321 Trying 209.244.1.179... telnet: connect to address 209.244.1.179: Operation timed out
Doesn't seem to have made much difference yet...
Their rwhois seems to be terminally down. Can we reclaim 4/8 from them now?
Who is "we?" IANA says it belongs to BBN (ARIN not mentioned): http://www.iana.org/assignments/ipv4-address-space 004/8 Dec 92 Bolt Beranek and Newman Inc. (as opposed to) 073/8 Mar 05 ARIN (whois.arin.net) 074/8 Jun 05 ARIN (whois.arin.net) 075/8 Jun 05 ARIN (whois.arin.net) 076/8 Jun 05 ARIN (whois.arin.net) Either IANA's records are out of date or the space was granted prior to ARIN's start (in 97 or so). ARIN (via policies) has little say over this space. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Edward Lewis +1-571-434-5468 NeuStar If you knew what I was thinking, you'd understand what I was saying.