SWIP and Rwhois in the Real World

Wed Sep 7 02:26:21 UTC 2005

-------Original Message-------
> From: Andrew - Supernews <andrew at supernews.net>
> Subject: Re: SWIP and Rwhois in the Real World
> Sent: 06 Sep '05 15:55
> 
>  
>  >>>>> "william" == william(at)elan net <william at elan.net> writes:
>  
>  william> The above line is as clear as it gets (if the other two
>  william> mentions that data is to be made available to public is not
>  william> enough), so there this argument that rwhois should be made
>  william> available only to ARIN is now against ARIN's policies and
>  william> whoever you know who is still making it should be pointed to
>  william> URL I listed.
>  
>  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...
>  

Are folks finding that public rwhois availability is a wide spread problem with ISPs who are using rwhois, or is level3 an isolated incident?  

Replies off-list are ok.

Andrew 
(also an ARIN Advisory Council member)