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inetnum:        0.0.0.0 - 255.255.255.255
netname:        IANA-BLK
descr:          The whole IPv4 address space
country:        EU # Country field is actually all countries in the world and not just EU countries
org:            ORG-IANA1-RIPE
admin-c:        IANA1-RIPE
tech-c:         IANA1-RIPE
status:         ALLOCATED UNSPECIFIED
remarks:        This object represents all IPv4 addresses.
remarks:        If you see this object as a result of a single IP query, it
remarks:        means that the IP address you are querying is currently not
remarks:        assigned to any organisation.
mnt-by:         RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT
mnt-lower:      RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT
created:        2002-06-25T14:19:09Z
last-modified:  2018-11-23T10:30:34Z
source:         RIPE

organisation:   ORG-IANA1-RIPE
org-name:       Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
org-type:       IANA
address:        see http://www.iana.org
remarks:        The IANA allocates IP addresses and AS number blocks to RIRs
remarks:        see http://www.iana.org/numbers
admin-c:        IANA1-RIPE
tech-c:         IANA1-RIPE
mnt-ref:        RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT
mnt-by:         RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT
created:        2004-04-17T09:57:29Z
last-modified:  2013-07-22T12:03:42Z
source:         RIPE # Filtered

role:           Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
address:        see http://www.iana.org.
admin-c:        IANA1-RIPE
tech-c:         IANA1-RIPE
nic-hdl:        IANA1-RIPE
remarks:        For more information on IANA services
remarks:        go to IANA web site at http://www.iana.org.
mnt-by:         RIPE-NCC-MNT
created:        1970-01-01T00:00:00Z
last-modified:  2001-09-22T09:31:27Z
source:         RIPE # Filtered

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