[rpd] [off-topic] Humble feature request for quarantined/cleaned up IP addresses

[Sylvain BAYA]

Le 26 septembre 2026 15:44:02 GMT+01:00, Loganaden Velvindron <loganaden at gmail.com> a écrit :
>Indeed, I agree with you.
>
>I did a quick google search and found this:
>https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/community-discuss/2019-June/003108.html.
>
>Is a whowas still on a wish list on the afrinic side ?
>

Dear Logan,

They would be glad to collect feedback/idea here: https://afrinic.userjot.com/

They collected feedback to improve MyAFRINIC here: https://learn.afrinic.academy/?ff_landing=69

A bit of more history regarding WhoWas 
and other useful things some are waiting for: 

|- [DBWG] AfriNIC's WhoWas Tool (was: --list-versions query on deleted resources?)
:: https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/dbwg/2021-February/000308.html
|- a full implementation 
:: https://www.arin.net/reference/research/whowas/
|- Other useful things 
  * OT&E (Operational Test & Evaluation) environment 
:: https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/dbwg/2022-June/000430.html
:: https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/dbwg/2018-October/000099.html
  * Une liste d'idées est ici 
:: https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/dbwg/2022-June/000430.html


Shalom,
--sb.


>
>On Sat, 26 Sept 2026, 12:32 Nishal Goburdhan, <nishal at controlfreak.co.za>
>wrote:
>
>> On 26 Sep 2026, at 9:19, Loganaden Velvindron wrote:
>>
>> > Hi All,
>> >
>> > Recently, I was investigating a cyber security incident involving IP
>> addresses.
>> >
>> > A recurring challenge is that even after these IP ranges are returned
>> > to AFRINIC for quarantine and cleanup, there is no quick, centralized
>> > way for cybersecurity threat intelligence providers or law enforcement
>> > agencies to track this status change.
>>
>> this isn’t really an RPD issue, more than it is a DBWG issue.  what you’re
>> asking for, doesn’t impact resource *allocation* more than resource
>> *representation*.
>>
>> there have already been requests for WHOWAS;  this would be a simple
>> extension.
>>
>> —n.
>>
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