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% Information related to '78.40.248.0 - 78.40.248.255'

% Abuse contact for '78.40.248.0 - 78.40.248.255' is 'abuse@nova.is'

inetnum:        78.40.248.0 - 78.40.248.255
netname:        NOVA-NET
descr:          Nova ehf
country:        IS
admin-c:        NRA10-RIPE
tech-c:         NRA10-RIPE
status:         ASSIGNED PA
mnt-by:         NOVAIS-MNT
created:        2007-07-26T16:46:04Z
last-modified:  2008-07-02T18:22:01Z
source:         RIPE

role:           Nova RIPE Admin
address:        Lagmuli 9 108 Reykjavik Iceland
phone:          +354 519 1000
fax-no:         +354 519 1001
abuse-mailbox:  abuse@nova.is
admin-c:        GAO22-RIPE
tech-c:         GMH3-RIPE
tech-c:         OA1082-RIPE
tech-c:         GBS83-RIPE
nic-hdl:        NRA10-RIPE
mnt-by:         NOVAIS-MNT
created:        2008-07-02T17:44:56Z
last-modified:  2025-06-26T08:37:01Z
source:         RIPE # Filtered

% Information related to '78.40.248.0/21AS43571'

route:          78.40.248.0/21
descr:          Nova ehf
origin:         AS43571
mnt-by:         NOVAIS-MNT
created:        2007-08-24T10:14:39Z
last-modified:  2007-08-24T10:14:39Z
source:         RIPE

% Information related to '78.40.248.0/21AS44735'

route:          78.40.248.0/21
descr:          Nova ehf
origin:         AS44735
mnt-by:         NOVAIS-MNT
mnt-by:         NWC-MNT
mnt-by:         MNT-SIP-IS
created:        2024-05-21T10:17:00Z
last-modified:  2024-05-21T10:17:00Z
source:         RIPE

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