[anti-abuse-wg] whois access

I don't want to change anything, I just want to get my site unblocked 
from RIPE.  ARIN has agreed that I have a legit need and has removed all 
blocks.  After 13 years RIPE suddenly blocked me and will not remove the 
block no matter what explanation I give and they won't answer my 
questions.  They just tell me I have to change my queries to include a 
"-r"  I am in contact with the software vendor and I am trying to get 
something done but I had no prior notice.  I am getting complaints and 
the following I have built up over 13 years is being lost.   Even if I 
can include the "-r" the abuse contact will no longer show up and people 
are going to leave my site anyway.  This is a major disaster for me and 
I cannot get any of my questions answered from RIPE or ICANN/IANA.  They 
couldn't care less.





>> As for passing through the IP of the requesters of the whois records I
>> have asked about this several times.  ARIN told me they don't support
>> it and RIPE won't answer my inquiries.  Are there standards for that
>> or any other information about setting up some sort of ip address
>> pass-through or proxy for whois queries for the RIR's?
> That's because whois is one of the simplest protocols there is. For
> example, to get the details for 192.0.2.1, just telnet into port 43 of
> whois.ripe.net. As soon as the disclaimer comes up, type "192.0.2.1"
> followed by enter, and you get the results.
>
> Why would you want to mess up as simple a protocol as that with
> something like the X-Forwarded-For header in HTTP?
>
> RIPE can only see the IP you're connecting from, and it's doing a lot
> more traffic than a normal IP. If you have a legit need, they can and
> will give you bulk access for that ip.
>
> Niall.
>
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