[184073] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: GeoIP information
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Ian Clark)
Thu Sep 24 21:33:13 2015
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Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2015 18:33:04 -0700
From: Ian Clark <ian.clark@dreamhost.com>
To: William Herrin <bill@herrin.us>
Cc: nanog@nanog.org
Errors-To: nanog-bounces@nanog.org
> Maxmind would have to violate ARIN's rules to collect your geoip
> information through a feed of whois data. Those rules forbid
> republication of the data.
>
> Try contacting them directly. Then download the files they publish and
> check for yourself.
>
> https://support.maxmind.com/geoip-data-correction-request/
> http://dev.maxmind.com/geoip/legacy/geolite/
>
> When you've done these things and still haven't gotten satisfaction,
> perhaps then it's time to return here for a session of Name and Shame.
>
> Regards,
> Bill Herrin
Well, I have already submitted a correction request and waited for their
stated update cycle to happen.
Where do GeoIP companies get their data, if not whois records?
