APNIC - Query the APNIC Whois Database

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[216.73.216.57]

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% Information related to '140.159.0.0 - 140.159.255.255'

% Abuse contact for '140.159.0.0 - 140.159.255.255' is 'abuse@vu.edu.au'

inetnum:        140.159.0.0 - 140.159.255.255
netname:        VICUNI-NET1
descr:          Victoria University
descr:          PO Box 14428
descr:          Melbourne City
descr:          MC 8001 Australia
country:        AU
org:            ORG-VU1-AP
admin-c:        MV44-AP
tech-c:         MV44-AP
abuse-c:        AV338-AP
status:         ALLOCATED PORTABLE
remarks:        --------------------------------------------------------
remarks:        To report network abuse, please contact mnt-irt
remarks:        For troubleshooting, please contact tech-c and admin-c
remarks:        Report invalid contact via www.apnic.net/invalidcontact
remarks:        --------------------------------------------------------
mnt-by:         APNIC-HM
mnt-lower:      MAINT-AU-VICUNI
mnt-routes:     MAINT-AU-VICUNI
mnt-irt:        IRT-VICUNI-NON-AU
last-modified:  2020-06-24T08:16:34Z
source:         APNIC

irt:            IRT-VICUNI-NON-AU
address:        Victoria University
address:        PO Box 14428 MCMC
address:        Melbourne, Victoria 8001
e-mail:         abuse@vu.edu.au
abuse-mailbox:  abuse@vu.edu.au
admin-c:        SJ816-AP
tech-c:         SJ816-AP
auth:           # Filtered
remarks:        abuse@vu.edu.au was validated on 2025-09-09
mnt-by:         MAINT-AU-VICUNI
last-modified:  2025-11-18T00:30:09Z
source:         APNIC

organisation:   ORG-VU1-AP
org-name:       Victoria University
org-type:       LIR
country:        AU
address:        PO Box 14428
phone:          +61-3-9919-5254
fax-no:         +61-3-9919-4800
e-mail:         hostmaster@vu.edu.au
mnt-ref:        APNIC-HM
mnt-by:         APNIC-HM
last-modified:  2023-09-05T02:15:11Z
source:         APNIC

role:           ABUSE VICUNINONAU
country:        ZZ
address:        Victoria University
address:        PO Box 14428 MCMC
address:        Melbourne, Victoria 8001
phone:          +000000000
e-mail:         abuse@vu.edu.au
admin-c:        SJ816-AP
tech-c:         SJ816-AP
nic-hdl:        AV338-AP
remarks:        Generated from irt object IRT-VICUNI-NON-AU
remarks:        abuse@vu.edu.au was validated on 2025-09-09
abuse-mailbox:  abuse@vu.edu.au
mnt-by:         APNIC-ABUSE
last-modified:  2025-09-09T22:54:24Z
source:         APNIC

person:         Mark Valiukas
nic-hdl:        MV44-AP
e-mail:         mark.valiukas@vu.edu.au
address:        Victoria University
address:        PO Box 14428 MCMC
address:        Melbourne, Victoria 8001
phone:          +61-3-9919-5254
fax-no:         +61-3-9919-4800
country:        AU
mnt-by:         MAINT-AU-VICUNI
last-modified:  2008-09-04T07:30:05Z
source:         APNIC

% This query was served by the APNIC Whois Service version 1.88.36-SNAPSHOT (WHOIS-AU5)

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5 records found for '140.159.2.249'

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