Problem with whois.ripe.net?

Wed Sep 15 18:16:44 UTC 2004

I'm seeing this from multiple locations.  Anyone else?  I get a similar 
response from their web whois as well.

whois -h whois.ripe.net <any IP address, RIPE or otherwise>

% This is the RIPE Whois secondary server.
% The objects are in RPSL format.
%
% Rights restricted by copyright.
% See http://www.ripe.net/db/copyright.html

inetnum:      0.0.0.0 - 255.255.255.255
netname:      IANA-BLK
descr:        The whole IPv4 address space
country:      EU # Country is really world wide
org:          ORG-IANA1-RIPE
admin-c:      IANA1-RIPE
tech-c:       IANA1-RIPE
status:       ALLOCATED UNSPECIFIED
remarks:      The country is really worldwide.
remarks:      This address space is assigned at various other places in
remarks:      the world and might therefore not be in the RIPE database.
mnt-by:       RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT
mnt-lower:    RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT
mnt-routes:   RIPE-NCC-RPSL-MNT
changed:      bitbucket at ripe.net 20010529
changed:      bitbucket at ripe.net 20020625
changed:      hostmaster at ripe.net 20031014
changed:      bitbucket at ripe.net 20040422
changed:      bitbucket at ripe.net 20040504
source:       RIPE

organisation: ORG-IANA1-RIPE
org-name:     Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
org-type:     IANA
address:      see http://www.iana.org
remarks:      The IANA allocates IP addresses and AS number blocks to RIRs
remarks:      see http://www.iana.org/ipaddress/ip-addresses.htm
remarks:      and http://www.iana.org/assignments/as-numbers
e-mail:       bitbucket at ripe.net
admin-c:      IANA1-RIPE
tech-c:       IANA1-RIPE
mnt-ref:      RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT
mnt-by:       RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT
changed:      bitbucket at ripe.net 20040417
source:       RIPE

role:         Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
address:      see http://www.iana.org.
e-mail:       bitbucket at ripe.net
admin-c:      IANA1-RIPE
tech-c:       IANA1-RIPE
nic-hdl:      IANA1-RIPE
remarks:      For more information on IANA services
remarks:      go to IANA web site at http://www.iana.org.
mnt-by:       RIPE-NCC-MNT
changed:      bitbucket at ripe.net 20010411
source:       RIPE