[db-wg] Replicated global whois DB

On Mon, 19 Nov 2007, Jeroen Massar wrote:

> Hank Nussbacher wrote:
>> Not sure if this is the right place to ask but is there available
>> software available to download the complete whois DBs of
>> ARIN/RIPE/APNIC/LACNIC/AFRINIC and have it available offline for whois
>> lookups?
>
> Except for 'person' records, you can download them at:
>
> RIPE:
> ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/dbase/
> ftp://ftp.ripe.net/${rir}/dbase/
>
> APNIC:
> ftp://ftp.apnic.net/apnic/whois-data/APNIC/
> ftp://ftp.apnic.net/apnic/whois-data/${rir}/
>
> and ARIN/LACNIC/AFRINIC have similar dirs on their FTP server.

I can't find them - only the apnic + ripe files.

-Hank

>
> eg:
> ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/dbase/split/ripe.db.aut-num.gz
>
> Contains all ASN's. But you can also download them all in one chunk,
> depending on what you need.
>
> Greets,
> Jeroen
>
>