RIPE has been developing a couple of projects to support this sort of history searching:
Internet Resource Database (INRDB): <http://labs.ripe.net/Members/kistel/content-intro-inrdb-internet-number-resource-database> Resource EXplainer (REX): <http://rex.ripe.net/> On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 5:46 PM, Greg Whynott <greg.whyn...@oicr.on.ca> wrote: > Thanks for the pointers Joel! > google knows all, scary isn't it? > > -g > > > On Sep 14, 2010, at 5:01 PM, Joel Jaeggli wrote: > >> assuming the whois data has been cleaned up the next resource to look at >> is: >> >> routeviews or ris table dumps to see where or if it was advertised in >> the past, and from where. >> >> google and rbl lists are also worth querying in that context. >> >> joel >> >> On 9/14/10 1:51 PM, Greg Whynott wrote: >>> probably an odd question … >>> >>> we have been assigned a few large blocks of IPs, and while configuring BGP >>> i got to wondering what these block's history might be. who had them in >>> the past, etc.. >>> >>> >>> is there a publicly accessible db or similar which tracks that type of >>> information, or is that liability concern? >>> >>> thanks! >>> greg >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> > > >
