[db-wg] Overly specific inet6num objects by Hetzner

Hi

On Sat, 27 Apr 2024 at 20:56, Semisol via db-wg <db-wg at ripe.net> wrote:
>
> Hetzner apparently creates an `inet6num` object per dedicated server allocation (enough to get my IP blocked for 1 day trying to query them all), and it took several seconds to execute the query.
>
> > whois -r -- "-i mnt-by HOS-GUN -T inet6num"

The '-r' has to be part of the command you send to the whois server if
you don't want all the personal data (which is why you were blocked).
(see https://apps.db.ripe.net/docs/How-to-Query-the-RIPE-Database/Command-Line-Queries/#whois-client)
Maybe try this query instead:
whois -h whois.ripe.net  -- "-r -i mnt-by HOS-GUN -T inet6num"

cheers
denis
co-chair DB-WG


> (warning: this will get your IP blocked)
>
> Some questions:
>
> Is there any policy about "too specific" objects?
> Is there any plans to restrict how many objects a single query can get at once?
>
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