April 1999 - NZNOG - lists.nznog.org

whois interface to domainz database
by Joe Abley 25 Apr '99

25 Apr '99

Hi, I have just knocked up a quick-and-dirty whois interface to the domainz nz-tld registration database, since + I live in a command-line world + the internet was much better before the web + etc, etc, foam-at-mouth The data is pulled on-demand from the CGI interface at Waikato, and is presented in a ripe-181-alike format. The whole thing will undoubtedly fall apart as soon as someone at Waikato lets a web monkey near cgi-bin. $ whois -h whois.patho.gen.nz patho.gen.nz % This data was harvested from a public CGI interface hosted % at http://domainz.waikato.ac.nz/cgi-bin/DNZ-REGISTER % No responsibility is taken nor warrenty made for the accuracy % of the information presented here. domain: patho.gen.nz admin-c: Joe Abley tech-c: Joe Abley nserver: tardis.patho.gen.nz nserver: ns1.waikato.ac.nz nserver: dns1.clear.net.nz nserver: dns2.clear.net.nz remarks: registration-date 30-Jun-1997 remarks: modification-date 10-Sep-1997 changed: root(a)patho.gen.nz 19990426 source: PATHOGEN person: Joe Abley address: 3/60 Grange Road, Mt Eden address: Auckland, New Zealand phone: +64 9 623 1399 fax-no: by arrangement e-mail: jabley(a)patho.gen.nz changed: root(a)patho.gen.nz 19990426 source: PATHOGEN person: Joe Abley address: 3/60 Grange Road, Mt Eden address: Auckland, New Zealand phone: +64 9 623 1399 fax-no: by arrangement e-mail: jabley(a)patho.gen.nz changed: root(a)patho.gen.nz 19990426 source: PATHOGEN There is no magic in this - just a big lump of awk. Script follows, in case anybody is interested -- fetch is a FreeBSD-ism; other platforms may have more luck with the myriad of ability instilled in modern ftp clients[2]. Note to any housebreakers reading nznog: that address is two years old, and I don't live there any more :) Joe [1] Like this one. I'm surprised it can't send mail. NAME ftp, pftp, gate-ftp - ARPANET file transfer program SYNOPSIS ftp [-a] [-d] [-e] [-g] [-i] [-n] [-U] [-p] [-P port] [-t] [-v] [-V] [host [port]] ftp ftp://[user:password@]host[:port]/file[/] ftp http://host[:port]/file ftp host:[/path/]file[/] ------large-nasty-script-including-unwholesome-lump-of-awk-follows-------- #!/bin/sh # # Call from inetd, using an entry in inetd.conf like this: # # # DOMAINZ whois service # whois stream tcp nowait nobody /usr/local/bin/whois-domainz.sh whois-domainz.sh read domain /usr/bin/fetch -o - "http://domainz.waikato.ac.nz/cgi-bin/DNZ-REGISTER?domain_name=${domain}" 2>/dev/null | /usr/bin/awk ' BEGIN \ { printf "%% This data was harvested from a public CGI interface hosted\n"; printf "%% at http://domainz.waikato.ac.nz/cgi-bin/DNZ-REGISTER\n\n"; printf "%% No responsibility is taken nor warrenty made for the accuracy\n"; printf "%% of the information presented here.\n\n"; } /Domain name:/ \ { sub(/^.*<\/STRONG>[[:space:]]*/, ""); domain_name=$0; next; } /Registration:/ \ { sub(/^.*<\/STRONG>[[:space:]]*/, ""); registration=$0; next; } /Modification:/ \ { sub(/^.*<\/STRONG>[[:space:]]*/, ""); modification=$0; next; } /representative contact name:/ \ { sub(/^.*<\/STRONG>[[:space:]]*/, ""); holder_name=$0; next; } /Holder phone:/ \ { sub(/^.*<\/STRONG>[[:space:]]*/, ""); holder_phone=$0; next; } /Holder fax:/ \ { sub(/^.*<\/STRONG>[[:space:]]*/, ""); holder_fax=$0; next; } /Holder e-mail:/ \ { sub(/^.*<\/STRONG>[[:space:]]*/, ""); holder_email=$0; next; } /Holder address part 1:/ \ { sub(/^.*<\/STRONG>[[:space:]]*/, ""); holder_address_1=$0; next; } /Holder address part 2:/ \ { sub(/^.*<\/STRONG>[[:space:]]*/, ""); holder_address_2=$0; next; } /Technical contact name:/ \ { sub(/^.*<\/STRONG>[[:space:]]*/, ""); tech_name=$0; next; } /Technical phone:/ \ { sub(/^.*<\/STRONG>[[:space:]]*/, ""); tech_phone=$0; next; } /Technical fax:/ \ { sub(/^.*<\/STRONG>[[:space:]]*/, ""); tech_fax=$0; next; } /Technical e-mail:/ \ { sub(/^.*<\/STRONG>[[:space:]]*/, ""); tech_email=$0; next; } /Technical address part 1:/ \ { sub(/^.*<\/STRONG>[[:space:]]*/, ""); tech_address_1=$0; next; } /Technical address part 2:/ \ { sub(/^.*<\/STRONG>[[:space:]]*/, ""); tech_address_2=$0; next; } /Name server  primary:/ \ { sub(/^.*<\/STRONG>[[:space:]]*/, ""); ns_name_1=$0; next; } /Name server  secondary:/ \ { sub(/^.*<\/STRONG>[[:space:]]*/, ""); ns_name_2=$0; next; } /Name server  third:/ \ { sub(/^.*<\/STRONG>[[:space:]]*/, ""); ns_name_3=$0; next; } /Name server  fourth:/ \ { sub(/^.*<\/STRONG>[[:space:]]*/, ""); ns_name_4=$0; next; } END \ { if (domain_name == "") printf"% no useful data returned by query\n"; else { printf "domain: %s\n", domain_name; if (holder_name != "") printf "admin-c: %s\n", holder_name; if (tech_name != "") printf "tech-c: %s\n", tech_name; if (ns_name_1 != "") printf "nserver: %s\n", ns_name_1; if (ns_name_2 != "") printf "nserver: %s\n", ns_name_2; if (ns_name_3 != "") printf "nserver: %s\n", ns_name_3; if (ns_name_4 != "") printf "nserver: %s\n", ns_name_4; if (registration != "") printf "remarks: registration-date %s\n", \ registration; if (modification != "") printf "remarks: modification-date %s\n", \ modification; printf "changed: root(a)patho.gen.nz %s\nsource: PATHOGEN\n\n", \ strftime("%Y%m%d"); if (holder_name != "") { printf "person: %s\n", holder_name; if (holder_address_1 != "") printf "address: %s\n", holder_address_1; if (holder_address_2 != "") printf "address: %s\n", holder_address_2; if (holder_phone != "") printf "phone: %s\n", holder_phone; if (holder_fax != "") printf "fax-no: %s\n", holder_fax; if (holder_email != "") printf "e-mail: %s\n", holder_email; printf "changed: root(a)patho.gen.nz %s\nsource: PATHOGEN\n\n", \ strftime("%Y%m%d"); } if (tech_name != "") { printf "person: %s\n", tech_name; if (tech_address_1 != "") printf "address: %s\n", tech_address_1; if (tech_address_2 != "") printf "address: %s\n", tech_address_2; if (tech_phone != "") printf "phone: %s\n", tech_phone; if (tech_fax != "") printf "fax-no: %s\n", tech_fax; if (tech_email != "") printf "e-mail: %s\n", tech_email; printf "changed: root(a)patho.gen.nz %s\nsource: PATHOGEN\n\n", \ strftime("%Y%m%d"); } } } ' --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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ALERT: April 30 Summit Update
by Sue Leader 20 Apr '99

20 Apr '99

Greetings all - The April 30 Summit on Internet Governance Changes is progressing well, with only one speaker left to confirm. On-line registration is working well on the link for the Summit page, and the latest draft Agenda is available. Background material is being updated as time permits. The cost to ISOCNZ members is only $20 (GST Inc) and $75 to non- members and this basically covers your lunch and refreshments during the day. For people unable to attend we will be audio-casting the day, and the link for that will be off the main Summit page (at the moment it is a inforamtion only page). Please visit http://www.isocnz.org.nz/summit99.html and reload the pages regularly so you can see the new information. Looking forward to seeing you at the Summit. Once again - please pass this inforamtion along to anyone who you feel might have an interest in attending. Cheers Sue Sue Leader - Executive Director ISOCNZ (Internet Society of New Zealand Inc) Exe.Dir(a)isocnz.org.nz Voice: +64-4-801-6256 http://www.isocnz.org.nz Postal: Level 1, (e)-Vision Centre, 282 Wakefield St, Wellington --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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NOG meeting, Rydges, Rotorua, Friday 16th April.
by Roger De Salis 18 Apr '99

18 Apr '99

There was a discussion on the list about Joe Abley's beer capacity, and a potential NOG meeting (and lunch) at Rydges Rotorua on Friday 16th. We have no response from the list, so Uniforum extends an invitation to any Network operators to just turn up and we will organise something at the time. Since some of you will not want to drive to Rotorua for the weekend without a show of hands, a show of hands would be useful. Lunch is normally 12ish to 1.45ish. Donald Neil and Myself are presenting early afternoon. This being a civilised country, the bar is pretty much open all the time. Rgds Roger De Salis -- \_ Roger De Salis Cisco Systems NZ Ltd </' +64 25 481 452 L3, 117 Customhouse Qy /) +64 4 473 4912 Wellington, New Zealand (/ roger(a)desalis.gen.nz rdesalis(a)cisco.com ` Never underestimate the data transmission capacity (Mb/s) of a station wagon full of the backup tapes. --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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NOG meeting report
by Roger De Salis 18 Apr '99

18 Apr '99

Someone asked for an update on the NOG meeting held at Rydges Hotel, Rotorua, at 5.30pm 16/4/99 in the Atrium Bar. About 8 from Telecom and one from Cisco showed up. The Cisco representative's expense account took a mighty beating, while we all drank to Joe Abley's health. Mike Spain and Gibbo gave an eloquent glimpse of their understanding of SPAM, and 55 ways to generate a Denial of Service attack on that lovely little blonde from marketing. Gibbo then ordered shakers, which appear to be truly evil things, and the Cisco rep foolishly agreed to send all NOG attendees a Cisco Tshirt Each. Josh Bailey's named was mentioned several times, most inconjuntion with how an organisation becomes de-joshed, and how did it get Josh'ed in the first place. At that point the ceiling flew away..... That is about all I remember. Others will no doubt add extensive technical information to this short overview... Rog -- \_ Roger De Salis Cisco Systems NZ Ltd </' +64 25 481 452 L3, 117 Customhouse Qy /) +64 4 473 4912 Wellington, New Zealand (/ roger(a)desalis.gen.nz rdesalis(a)cisco.com ` Never underestimate the data transmission capacity (Mb/s) of a station wagon full of the backup tapes. --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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Re: Andy Linton tests hospital services
by Rowan Smith 18 Apr '99

18 Apr '99

Thanks Andy.... Aren't their some censorship laws in place to prevent someone causing me to put my lunch all over the keyboard? Pleased you are well. -Rowan -----Original Message----- From: Andy Linton <asjl(a)netlink.net.nz> To: 2Day Chief Enthusiast <peter(a)2day.net.nz> Cc: nznog(a)list.waikato.ac.nz <nznog(a)list.waikato.ac.nz> Date: Monday, April 19, 1999 2:01 PM Subject: Re: Andy Linton tests hospital services >2Day Chief Enthusiast wrote: >> >> I just received a message via another list saying Andy is recovering in ward >> 30 Wellington hospital after an emergency appendectomy. > >All the indications are that the prospect of buying Joe the beer I owed >him caused so much stress that my body just gave up. > >The appendix is now out and I am improving daily. I was very >disappointed to find that it was not a regular ASCII Appendix - small, >terse and to the point but it was actually a Microsoft Appendix infected >with a Melissa-like virus - much larger that was necessary at 20cm long, >bloated and full of noxious stuff that was in the process of infecting >surrounding systems when the engineers found it and disconnected it from >the network. > >-- >Mailto:asjl(a)netlink.net.nz >Post: Netlink, PO Box 5358, Lambton Quay, Wellington, New Zealand >-- >--------- >To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz >where the body of your message reads: >unsubscribe nznog > --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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Andy Linton tests hospital services
by 2Day Chief Enthusiast 18 Apr '99

18 Apr '99

I just received a message via another list saying Andy is recovering in ward 30 Wellington hospital after an emergency appendectomy. regards Peter Mott Chief Enthusiast 2Day Internet Limited http://www.2day.net.nz -/- --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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NOG meeting, Rydges, Rotorua, Friday 16th April. -Reply
by Donald Neal 13 Apr '99

13 Apr '99

>>> Roger De Salis <rdesalis(a)cisco.com> 14/April/1999 01:56pm >>> [...] >Donald Neil and Myself are presenting early afternoon. >This being a civilised country, the bar is pretty much open >all the time. >Rgds Roger De Salis Roger, Is the bar open because you're presenting or because I am? - Donald Neal -- \_ Roger De Salis Cisco Systems NZ Ltd </' +64 25 481 452 L3, 117 Customhouse Qy /) +64 4 473 4912 Wellington, New Zealand (/ roger(a)desalis.gen.nz rdesalis(a)cisco.com ` Never underestimate the data transmission capacity (Mb/s) of a station wagon full of the backup tapes. --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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April 30 Summit On-line Registration - Live
by Sue Leader 13 Apr '99

13 Apr '99

Greetings The online secure site for Summit registrations is now live. You can follow the link from the Summit page at: http://www.isocnz.org.nz/summit99.html or go direct to: https://www.amlink.com.au/secure/isocnzreg.htm Cheers Sue Sue Leader - Executive Director ISOCNZ (Internet Society of New Zealand Inc) Exe.Dir(a)isocnz.org.nz Voice: +64-4-801-6256 http://www.isocnz.org.nz Postal: Level 1, (e)-Vision Centre, 282 Wakefield St, Wellington --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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Sky Tower/Sky City colo update
by Joe Abley 12 Apr '99

12 Apr '99

Hi all, I have had verbal confirmation from John Russell of IHUG and Andy Miller of Xtra that IHUG and Xtra are keen to participate in an exchange at the Sky Tower. Between us, CLEAR, IHUG and Xtra should bring a significant amount of Auckland traffic to the exchange, and make it well worth joining. CLEAR hopes to have packet access to the 48th floor in the tower within the next four weeks, ready to peer with anybody else who cares to join us. The reason for choosing the 48th floor is that it turns out another project within CLEAR had already funded a cabinet there, so it's a handy place for us :) For those who took the tour the other day, the 48th floor is one of the glass-walled floors, ideal for radio shots back to home base without the planning approval that's required for external antennas. If the 48th floor turns out to be wildly inconvenient for anybody else we can always trunk our connection elsewhere. To talk about pricing either dedicated cabinets or space in community cabinets on the 48th floor, Warren Harding's your man: 025 338-392, 09-306-1599x706, warren(a)jda.co.nz. On a related note, I will be talking to Steve Donnohy of Sky City about the ground-level (well, basement) colo facilities in the building, in case it makes sense to do something down there. If anybody else has a desparate itch to attend the discussions, drop me a note (I'm meeting Steve at 9am, Friday 9 April). I will summarise whatever I find out to the list in any case. I am also on the lookout for someone to donate a switch to the exchange (if anybody has any pointers, please let me know). In the mean time, and at least to get things started, CLEAR will have 10baseT switch ports available on the 48th floor. Longer term I suspect someone will want to sell them rather than give them away, but I'm certainly happy to look elsewhere while people string cat5 into the cabinet to get things running :) Most importantly of all, we can't possibly start peering at the Sky Tower unless we have a cool name for the exchange. Sky-IX? MAE-Auckland? Sky-NAP? Mmm. "The Tallest Internet Exchange in the World" :) Joe --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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Re: Sky Tower/Sky City colo update
by Michael Newbery 06 Apr '99

06 Apr '99

Nah. Going back to joe's original Auckland Neutral Peering Exchange, *surely* it should be: APE = Auckland Peering Exchange. The logo is pretty obvious. King Kong climbing the skytower anyone? -- Michael Newbery Technology Manager Saturn Communications Tel: +64-4-939 5102 Mobile:021-642 957 Fax:+64-4-939 5100 --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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