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% Information related to '81.173.128.0 - 81.173.255.255'

% Abuse contact for '81.173.128.0 - 81.173.255.255' is 'abuse@netcologne.de'

inetnum:        81.173.128.0 - 81.173.255.255
org:            ORG-NG11-RIPE
netname:        DE-NETCOLOGNE-20030219
country:        DE
admin-c:        MR111-RIPE
admin-c:        MA1830-RIPE
tech-c:         MA1830-RIPE
tech-c:         MR111-RIPE
status:         ALLOCATED PA
mnt-by:         RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT
mnt-by:         NETCOLOGNE-MNT
mnt-routes:     NETCOLOGNE-MNT
created:        2003-02-19T15:09:00Z
last-modified:  2016-11-10T16:45:02Z
source:         RIPE # Filtered

organisation:   ORG-NG11-RIPE
org-name:       NetCologne Gesellschaft fur Telekommunikation mbH
country:        DE
org-type:       LIR
address:        Am Coloneum 9
address:        50829
address:        Koeln
address:        GERMANY
phone:          +49 221 2222 0
fax-no:         +49 221 2222 5330
admin-c:        RN1565-RIPE
admin-c:        MR111-RIPE
admin-c:        AV2557-RIPE
admin-c:        MA1830-RIPE
admin-c:        DS4061-RIPE
admin-c:        TA1306-RIPE
admin-c:        OW4061-RIPE
admin-c:        MIS93-RIPE
admin-c:        FS5253-RIPE
admin-c:        PL9622-RIPE
admin-c:        ES13703-RIPE
admin-c:        HS10483-RIPE
admin-c:        EV4291-RIPE
admin-c:        FP15714-RIPE
mnt-ref:        NETCOLOGNE-MNT
mnt-ref:        RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT
mnt-by:         RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT
mnt-by:         NETCOLOGNE-MNT
abuse-c:        ACN23-RIPE
created:        2004-04-17T11:10:37Z
last-modified:  2022-12-16T08:38:06Z
source:         RIPE # Filtered

person:         Michael Adams
address:        NetCologne GmbH
address:        Am Coloneum 9
address:        D-50829 Koeln
address:        GERMANY
phone:          +49-221-2222-0
fax-no:         +49-221-2222-7657
nic-hdl:        MA1830-RIPE
remarks:        + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
remarks:        +                                                             +
remarks:        +  Dear Personal-Firewall-User,                               +
remarks:        +                                                             +
remarks:        +  if this record is shown to you by your firewall please     +
remarks:        +  notice this record does not indicate the name or the       +
remarks:        +  address of the offender attacking your PC.                 +
remarks:        +                                                             +
remarks:        +  This database entry points to a technical contact for      +
remarks:        +  the IP space of NetCologne (AS8422). So don't waste        +
remarks:        +  your time with sending complaints to me.                   +
remarks:        +                                                             +
remarks:        +  If you are certain about a network abuse originating       +
remarks:        +  from an IP address assigned to NetCologne please contact   +
remarks:        +                                                             +
remarks:        +                                                             +
remarks:        +                   abuse@netcologne.de                       +
remarks:        +                                                             +
remarks:        +  or just visit                                              +
remarks:        +                                                             +
remarks:        +              http://www.netcologne.de/abuse/                +
remarks:        +                                                             +
remarks:        + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
mnt-by:         NETCOLOGNE-MNT
created:        1970-01-01T00:00:00Z
last-modified:  2017-10-30T21:45:10Z
source:         RIPE # Filtered

person:         Michael Ruesel
address:        NetCologne GmbH
address:        Am Coloneum 9
address:        D-50829 Koeln
address:        Germany
phone:          +49 221 2222 0
fax-no:         +49 221 2222 7212
nic-hdl:        MR111-RIPE
remarks:        + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
remarks:        + abuse@netcologne.de is contact for criminal use, spam, etc. +
remarks:        + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
mnt-by:         NETCOLOGNE-MNT
created:        1970-01-01T00:00:00Z
last-modified:  2017-10-30T21:45:09Z
source:         RIPE # Filtered

% Information related to '81.173.128.0/17AS8422'

route:          81.173.128.0/17
descr:          NetCologne PA space
origin:         AS8422
mnt-by:         NETCOLOGNE-MNT
created:        2003-02-20T11:05:47Z
last-modified:  2003-02-20T11:05:47Z
source:         RIPE

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