[AfriNIC-rpd] Staff Comments & Implementation Impact Analysis for Policy - Abuse Contact Information in the AfriNIC Service Region (AFPUB-2010-GEN-006)

[Owen DeLong]

On Jan 19, 2011, at 12:03 AM, SM wrote:

> Hi Owen,
> At 16:33 18-01-11, Owen DeLong wrote:
>> I don't understand why these organizations can't make use of the bulk
>> whois policy and download the database instead of loading up the
>> RIR servers with their queries if the queries are so frequent and so
>> numerous as to be a problem.
> 
> According to https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/2010/001107.html "the email address all have value '# Filtered'".
> 
> Regards,
> -sm 

Interesting. Perhaps that is the thing which needs to be changed to
accomodate their need. I don't believe that is the case in at least the
ARIN region. I would have to research the other 3 RIRs bulk whois
policies.

Owen