Description of problem: There is no reference in /etc/jwhois.conf for the new Afrinic registry Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 3.2.2-6.FC3.1 How reproducible: Every time Steps to Reproduce: 1. whois 82.101.166.146 Actual results: produces a default report from RIPE explaining that the whois record is now maintained by whois.afrinic.net Expected results: I would expect to see the details of the registered customer of Afrinic for the IP address queried Actual Output: [root@bilbo log]# whois 82.101.166.146 [Querying whois.ripe.net] [whois.ripe.net] % This is the RIPE Whois query server #2. % The objects are in RPSL format. % % Note: the default output of the RIPE Whois server % is going to be changed soon. Your tools may need % to be adjusted. See % http://www.ripe.net/db/news/abuse-proposal-20050331.html % for more details. % % Rights restricted by copyright. % See http://www.ripe.net/db/copyright.html inetnum: 82.101.128.0 - 82.101.191.255 org: ORG-AFNC1-RIPE netname: AFRINIC-NET-TRANSFERRED-20050223 descr: This network has been transferred to AFRINIC remarks: These IP addresses are assigned in the AFRINIC region. remarks: Authoritative registration information for this network remarks: is available for query and modification in remarks: the AFRINIC whois database: whois.afrinic.net or remarks: web site: http://www.afrinic.net remarks: The routing registry information (route(6) objects) remarks: may be published in any Routing Registry, including remarks: RIPE Whois Database country: EU # country is really somewhere in African Region admin-c: AFRI-RIPE tech-c: AFRI-RIPE status: ALLOCATED PA mnt-by: RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT mnt-routes: RIPE-NCC-RPSL-MNT changed: hostmaster 20050223 source: RIPE organisation: ORG-AFNC1-RIPE org-name: African Internet Numbers Registry org-type: RIR address: see http://www.afrinic.net e-mail: bitbucket admin-c: AFRI-RIPE tech-c: AFRI-RIPE remarks: For more information on AFRINIC assigned blocks, use remarks: AFRINIC's whois database, whois.afrinic.net. mnt-ref: RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT mnt-by: RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT changed: bitbucket 20050223 source: RIPE role: The African Internet Numbers Registry org: ORG-AFNC1-RIPE address: AFRINIC, see http://www.afrinic.net admin-c: AFRI-RIPE tech-c: AFRI-RIPE nic-hdl: AFRI-RIPE e-mail: bitbucket remarks: For more information on AFRINIC assigned blocks, connect remarks: to AFRINIC's whois database, whois.afrinic.net. mnt-by: RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT changed: hostmaster 20050223 source: RIPE [root@bilbo log]#
*** Bug 156350 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Unfortunately I can't find a single authoritative list of all address ranges now managed by AfriNIC, so I have added only this single range to rawhide jwhois-3.2.2-14. Thanks for your report.