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% Information related to '217.198.240.0 - 217.198.255.255'

% Abuse contact for '217.198.240.0 - 217.198.255.255' is 'abuse@Uni-Mainz.DE'

inetnum:        217.198.240.0 - 217.198.255.255
netname:        DE-RLP-NET-20041119
country:        DE
org:            ORG-JGM3-RIPE
admin-c:        JW24-RIPE
tech-c:         NUM1-RIPE
status:         ALLOCATED PA
mnt-by:         RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT
mnt-by:         AS2857-MNT
mnt-routes:     AS2857-MNT
mnt-domains:    AS2857-MNT
created:        2004-11-19T10:26:00Z
last-modified:  2017-02-20T10:42:31Z
source:         RIPE # Filtered

organisation:   ORG-JGM3-RIPE
org-name:       Johannes Gutenberg-Universitaet Mainz
country:        DE
org-type:       LIR
address:        ANSELM-FRANZ-VON-BENTZEL WEG 12
address:        55099
address:        MAINZ
address:        GERMANY
phone:          +4961313926361
fax-no:         +4961313926407
admin-c:        JW24-RIPE
admin-c:        FN
mnt-ref:        AS2857-MNT
mnt-ref:        RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT
mnt-by:         RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT
mnt-by:         AS2857-MNT
abuse-c:        NUM1-RIPE
created:        2004-11-04T06:11:22Z
last-modified:  2020-12-16T13:05:52Z
source:         RIPE # Filtered

role:           NOC Uni Mainz
address:        Johannes Gutenberg-Universitaet
address:        Zentrum fuer Datenverarbeitung
address:        Saarstrasse 21
address:        D-55099 Mainz
address:        Germany
phone:          +49 6131 39 26300
fax-no:         +49 6131 39 26407
remarks:        for Information: http://www.zdv.Uni-Mainz.DE
abuse-mailbox:  abuse@Uni-Mainz.DE
admin-c:        FN
tech-c:         FN
tech-c:         JW24-RIPE
nic-hdl:        NUM1-RIPE
mnt-by:         AS2857-MNT
created:        1970-01-01T00:00:00Z
last-modified:  2005-11-15T10:08:35Z
source:         RIPE # Filtered

person:         Juergen Weiss
address:        Johannes Gutenberg-Universitaet
address:        Zentrum fuer Datenverarbeitung
address:        Saarstrasse 21
address:        D-55099 Mainz
address:        Germany
phone:          +49 6131 39 26361
fax-no:         +49 6131 39 26407
nic-hdl:        JW24-RIPE
mnt-by:         AS2857-MNT
created:        1970-01-01T00:00:00Z
last-modified:  2001-09-22T03:32:09Z
source:         RIPE # Filtered

% Information related to '217.198.240.0/20AS2857'

route:          217.198.240.0/20
descr:          DE-RLP-NET
origin:         AS2857
mnt-by:         AS2857-MNT
created:        2005-08-10T14:38:51Z
last-modified:  2005-08-10T14:38:51Z
source:         RIPE

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