2 Feb
2021
2 Feb
'21
9:35 a.m.
$ whois AS16589 No match found for a 16589.
* lists@benappy.com (Michel 'ic' Luczak) [Tue 02 Feb 2021, 14:48 CET]:
whois -r AS16589 # perhaps?
aut-num: AS16589 as-name: ELV-ANYCAST-NET
You skipped the most important line:
source: RIPE-NONAUTH
In other words, this object dates back to the times when anybody could throw almost anything into RIPE's IRRdb. In other words, it's not authoritative and its presence doesn't mean anything. It's probably legit, the data is old but somewhat consistent. Comodo should probably try to clean up the RIR administration surrounding this ASN, though. -- Niels.