Incorrect GeoIP filtering of 185.83.72.0/22

TJ Trout tj at pcguys.us
Sat Oct 31 03:10:59 UTC 2020


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On Fri, Oct 30, 2020, 6:38 PM Adam Pavlidis <adampavlidis at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> We are reaching out to NANOG since the following issue is mostly observed
> in US-based service providers.
>
> We are advertising the prefix *185.83.72.0/22 <http://185.83.72.0/22>*,
> that seems to be blocked by various popular US-based services, thus our
> customers originating from this prefix have trouble reaching such services.
> Indicatively:
>
> Atlassian (AMAZON), Adobe (AKAMAI) .
>
> To the best of our understanding, the blocking is enforced due to US / EU
> sanctions against Iran. The prefix was purchased by us - Lamda Hellix SA (
> *AS56910* based in *GREECE, EUROPE* ) - approximately 8 months ago.
>
> We followed the necessary process as instructed by RIPE for changing the
> ownership of the prefix.
>
> Therefore, we kindly ask those of you that use/maintain/operate GeoIP
> databases to update your records.
>
> Most importantly, we would be grateful if you could share with us (
> net at lamdahellix.com) which Geo databases are mainly used in the US for
> this purpose.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Adam Pavlidis
>
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