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% Information related to 'OS38-AP'

person:         Open Systems
nic-hdl:        OS38-AP
e-mail:         osi@ird.govt.nz
address:        PO Box 2198
address:        Wellington 6140
address:        New Zealand
phone:          +64-4-890-1500
fax-no:         +64-4-890-4704
country:        NZ
mnt-by:         MAINT-NZ-IRD
last-modified:  2012-02-14T21:43:34Z
source:         APNIC

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1 record found for 'OS38-AP'
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-i

Inverse attributes

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All less specific

 Return all larger IP address ranges that include the queried IP address or range

-T

Object types

 Results that match the query and are of a specified object type
-m

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-x

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 Returns address range that exactly matches the queried IP address range
-d

Associated reverse domain

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