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It's absolutely critical for network engineers. Think figuring out who a given prefix belongs to, what routes are advertised by an AS, what BGP communities doe
by q3k 8y ago
It's absolutely critical for network engineers.
Think figuring out who a given prefix belongs to, what routes are advertised by an AS, what BGP communities does an AS honor, how to contact an organization's NOC ...
(yes, whois is for more than just domain names)
- lucb1e 8y agoI didn't know that this was part of WHOIS, I thought separate services such as BGP looking glasses provided this. And other organizations (IANA and RIRs iirc) hand out AS numbers and prefixes. But even if it were part of WHOIS, then this is non-personal information which should be fine to list in a public directory.
- blattimwind 8y agoThese decisions don't touch upon the listing of corporate information. Unless a private person operates an AS, this is not an issue for the things you mentioned.
- phyzome 8y agoPresumably that doesn't entail saying "you must provide your true mailing address, name, and phone number or we yank your domain". A working email address should be all that is required, at most.