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% Information related to '161.5.0.0 - 161.5.255.255'

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inetnum:        161.5.0.0 - 161.5.255.255
netname:        IAEA-OR-AT
descr:          International Atomic Energy Centre (IAEA)
descr:          PO-Box 100; A-1400 Vienna
descr:          Austria
country:        AT
org:            ORG-IAEA1-RIPE
admin-c:        II543-RIPE
tech-c:         II543-RIPE
status:         LEGACY
mnt-by:         RIPE-NCC-LEGACY-MNT
mnt-by:         WNTNEWMEDIA-MNT
mnt-by:         AS12311-MNT
mnt-by:         AS1764-MNT
mnt-lower:      AS12311-MNT
mnt-routes:     AS12311-MNT
mnt-domains:    AS12311-MNT
created:        1970-01-01T00:00:00Z
last-modified:  2024-04-30T11:49:11Z
source:         RIPE
sponsoring-org: ORG-NLTU1-RIPE

organisation:   ORG-IAEA1-RIPE
org-name:       International Atomic Energy Agency
country:        AT
remarks:        IAEA
org-type:       OTHER
address:        PO-Box 100; A-1400 Vienna
address:        AT
abuse-c:        IAR56-RIPE
admin-c:        II543-RIPE
mnt-ref:        WNTNEWMEDIA-MNT
mnt-by:         WNTNEWMEDIA-MNT
mnt-by:         AS1764-MNT
created:        2011-03-30T12:47:30Z
last-modified:  2024-02-06T13:08:18Z
source:         RIPE # Filtered

role:           IT-Department IAEA
address:        International Atomic Energy Centre (IAEA)
address:        PO-Box 100; A-1400 Vienna
address:        Austria
phone:          +43 1 2600 0
admin-c:        MC45601-RIPE
tech-c:         MC45601-RIPE
nic-hdl:        II543-RIPE
mnt-by:         AS12311-MNT
mnt-by:         WNTNEWMEDIA-MNT
mnt-by:         AS1764-MNT
created:        2007-12-21T13:13:07Z
last-modified:  2024-02-07T09:06:34Z
source:         RIPE # Filtered

% Information related to '161.5.0.0/16AS12311'

route:          161.5.0.0/16
descr:          IAEA-OR-AT
origin:         AS12311
mnt-by:         AS12311-MNT
mnt-by:         AS8447-MNT
mnt-by:         WNTNEWMEDIA-MNT
mnt-by:         AS1764-MNT
created:        2006-08-25T07:58:29Z
last-modified:  2024-01-24T10:38:18Z
source:         RIPE

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