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% Information related to '194.254.189.0 - 194.254.189.255'

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inetnum:        194.254.189.0 - 194.254.189.255
netname:        FR-U-NOUMEA
descr:          Universite de la Nouvelle-Caledonie
remarks:        **** BEGIN INFORMATION FROM OLD OBJECT ****
remarks:        netname:        FR-U-NOUMEA
remarks:        descr:          U-NOUMEA - Centre Universitaire de Nouvelle-Cal?donie
remarks:        descr:          BP 4477 Nouville - 98847 NOUMEA
remarks:        **** END INFORMATION FROM OLD OBJECT ****
country:        FR
admin-c:        GPRT537-RIPE
tech-c:         GPRT537-RIPE
status:         ASSIGNED PA
mnt-by:         RENATER-MNT
remarks:        changed:        rensvp@renater.fr 19990625
remarks:        changed:        rensvp@renater.fr 20230823
created:        2001-10-31T17:02:27Z
last-modified:  2023-08-24T07:37:54Z
source:         RIPE

% Information related to '194.254.189.0/24AS2198'

route:          194.254.189.0/24
descr:          FR-U-NOUMEA
descr:          FRANCE
origin:         AS2198
mnt-by:         RENATER-MNT
remarks:        changed:        rensvp@renater.fr 20181008
created:        2018-10-08T14:16:51Z
last-modified:  2018-10-08T14:16:51Z
source:         RIPE

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